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Customs and traditions of Japan - Shichi Go San

By Muza-chan on Nov 15, 2009 | In History | 28 feedbacks »

Shichi-Go-San ( 七五三 - seven-five-three ) is a festival marking a Japanese traditional rite of passage for 3 and 7 year-old girls and 3 and 5 year-old boys. Because it is not a national holiday, it is held on the nearest weekend to November 15th.

In the old times, the day of November 15 (the 15th day of the 11th month) was considered auspicious and it was permanently associated with the Shichi-Go-San festival when the Shogun Tsunayoshi Tokugawa organized the rite for his son on this day.

Shichi-Go-San children's shrine visit at Izumo Taisha
Creative Commons License photo credit: James Alexander Jack

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