A brief look at the festival of Shichigosan, in which parents give thanks for their children's lives and pray for their future.
Shichigosan
Last updated 2009-09-16
Shichigosan (7-5-3 festival)
Three-year-olds dressed up for Shichigosan ©Shichigosan is celebrated on 15 November, or the nearest Sunday.
On this day parents take boys of three and five years old and girls of three and seven to give thanks to the gods for a healthy life so far and pray for a safe and successful future.
The festival of Shichigosan is named after the ages of the children taking part - seven (shichi), five (go), three (san).
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