Kodomo no Hi

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Kodomo no Hi

• Amy Lanese

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Kodomo no Hi wa nani desu ka?

• Kodomo no Hi is celebrated on May 5th and is a
  festival for children.It celebrates childrens
• happiness and growth.
• Families raise carp shaped
• flags called Koinobori
• which blow through the wind.

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• The koinobori are carp shaped, because carp can
  swim up waterfalls. They represent strength and
  success.
• Besides koinobori, samurai
• dolls, hats, and armor are
• also out for display to show
• masculinity.

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• Iris leaves are also an important symbol
  of this holiday, since the leaf looks like a
• sword. These leaves are used to decorate dolls.
• Children may also take a Shobuyu, which is a bath
  with floating iris leaves,
• which symbolizes the child
• will be strong.

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Food

• On kodomo no hi, they eat chimaki, which is a
  sweet rice dumpling wrapped in iris or bamboo
  leaves.
• They also eat kashiwa-
• mochi which are rice cakes
• containing sweet bean
• paste wrapped in oak leaves.

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Kodomo no Hi Facts

• Kodomo no Hi used to be called Tango no Sekku, or
  Boys day. It was not until 1948 it got renamed to
  Kodomo no Hi.
• Tango no Sekku is a national holiday, but
  Hinamatsuri (Girls day) is not, which is why they
  renamed it Kodomo no Hi.

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The End!!!