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Hi, My name Megumi-chan. I am from japan. my friends and myself have lot of fun during Shichigosan festival. Shichigosan is a traditional festival day in Japan for children aged three, five and seven. It is on the fifteenth of November. Children who are aged three, five and seven will go to a shrine to drive out evil spirits.
Old Japanese thought that on the age of odd number years, which is up to thirteen, something important would happen to the child. Today, boys who are aged three and five, girls who are aged three and seven will dress up in kimonos and have fun. They will eat chitoseame, which is a kind of candy, and wish to have a long happy life. Boys and girls aged three stopped getting their hair shaven and were allowed to grow their hair. Boys aged five put on hakama for the first time in public. Girls aged seven began using obi sash to tie their kimono, instead of cords. One of the most popular Shichi-go-san destinations in Tokyo is Hie Shrine in Akasaka. It has been frequented by many families celebrating Shichi-go-san since the Edo period, and today it is visited by around 2,000 families every year. |
