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七五三（しちごさん）
Shichi-Go-San
11月15日は七五三（しちごさん）という祝日です。この日には、３才と７才の女の子、そして５才の男の子が家族といっしょにすこやかな成長を祝う行事があります。子どもたちは着物や羽織はかまなどで着飾って家族と神社やお寺にお参りし、健康と幸せを祈るとともに大きく成長したことを祝います。
November 15 is
the day called "Shichi-Go-San in Japan. It's the day for the
girls at the age of 3 and 7 and the boys at the age of 5 to
celebrate their healthy growth with their family members. The
children usually wear traditional clothes and the family visit a
shrine or temple to pray for health and happiness and celebrate
their age. |
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The following is a collection of links to Shichi-Go-San web pages
specially selected for
teachers and students of Japanese. |
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About
Shichi-Go-San
七五三について |
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Site 1 |
Concise explanation of
Shichi-Go-San in English (en.wikipedia.org) |
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Site 2 |
Good historic background
of Shichi-Go-San in English (japaneselifestyle.com.au) |
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Site 3 |
Simple and easy to read
explanation of Shichi-Go-San in English (worldbook.com) |
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Site 4 |
Detailed explanation of
Shichi-Go-San in Japanese (jp.wikipedia.org) |
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Site 5 |
Concise explanation of
Shichi-Go-San in Japanese (All About website) |
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Site 6 |
Very good explanation of
Shichi-Go-San in Japanese (日本文化いろは事典
website) |
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| Shichi-Go-San
photos
七五三の写真 |
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Site 7 |
七五三フォトコンテスト2005
- A contest of amateur Shichi-Go-San photos (きものフォーラム
website)
There are more than 70 photo entries. Go to this page
and click on any of them. Great photos! |
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Site 8 |
A series of photos of
Shichi-Go-San ceremony at a Shinto shrine (六郷神社
website)
Go to this page and click on any thumbnails to enlarge.
Very interesting! |
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Site 9 |
A catalogue of Shichi-Go-San
kimono for both boys and girls (京洛苑
website)
Go to this page and scroll down. A large number of stock
items in display. Check out the prices as well. |
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Site 10 |
A catalogue of "Chitoseame",
special Shichi-Go-San candies (みなとや
website) |
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| Activities
and games |
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Site 11 |
Online Shichi-Go-San
costume game at "studio-mario.com" website
Go to this web page and click on "マリオでへんし〜ん！",
then follow the directions. |
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Site 12 |
Virtual Shinto shrine
visit at "愛宕神社"
website
Go to this page and keep clicking on "進む"
to proceed. |
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| Worksheet |
Click here to download Shichi-Go-San Worksheet
- Contributed by Sachiko Renovich sensei at Burnaby Mountain Secondary
School in British Columbia, Canada. |
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This page updated October 27, 2006 |
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