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Encyclopedia > Shichigosan
Japanese girls at the shrine, dressed up for the Shichigosan festival
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Japanese girls at the shrine, dressed up for the Shichigosan festival

Shichigosan (七五三, literally "seven-five-three") 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. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (384x602, 60 KB)Picture of Japanese girls dressed up for Shichigosan. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (384x602, 60 KB)Picture of Japanese girls dressed up for Shichigosan. ... Evil is a term describing that which is regarded as morally bad, intrinsically corrupt, wantonly destructive, inhumane, or wicked. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Kimono on a Japanese Postage Stamp Kimono (Japanese: 着物 literally something one wears) are the traditional garments of Japan. ...


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  • Shichi-go-san - Kids Web Japan

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Shichigosan (98 words)
Girls of age three and seven and boys of age three and five are celebrated on Shichigosan, and it is prayed for their good health and growth.
Shichigosan takes place on November 15 and is not a national holiday.
On November 15 or the closest weekend, the young people visit a Shinto Shrine dressed up in kimono.
Shichigosan (98 words)
Shichigosan is a traditional festival day in Japan for children aged three, five and seven.
Children who are aged three, five and seven will go to a shrine to drive out evil spirits.
They will eat chitoseame[?], which is a kind of candy, and wish they would have a long happy life.
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