Children's Day
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Children's Day is a Japanese national holiday celebrated on May 5th that honors children's happiness, health, and growth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Children's Day canonical | 1 |
| Children’s Day | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese national holiday
ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ |
| activity |
displaying carp streamers outside homes
ⓘ
displaying samurai armor and helmets indoors ⓘ eating traditional sweets such as kashiwa-mochi ⓘ praying for children's well-being ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tango no Sekku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
boys
ⓘ
children ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Japanese culture ⓘ |
| dateObserved | May 5 ⓘ |
| dayObserved | 5 ⓘ |
| food |
chimaki
ⓘ
kashiwa-mochi ⓘ |
| hasColorAssociation |
black carp streamer
ⓘ
blue carp streamer ⓘ red carp streamer ⓘ |
| introduced | 1948 ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Japanese government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
national holiday
ⓘ
public holiday under the Public Holiday Law of Japan ⓘ |
| monthObserved | May ⓘ |
| nativeName | こどもの日 ⓘ |
| observedBy | families in Japan ⓘ |
| officialName | Kodomo no Hi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Golden Week (Japan)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japanese cultural festivals ⓘ |
| predecessor | Boys' Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to celebrate children's growth
ⓘ
to celebrate children's happiness ⓘ to pray for children's health ⓘ |
| recurrence | annual ⓘ |
| relatedFestival | Girls' Day (Hinamatsuri) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | children's rights ⓘ |
| replaced | Boys' Day (Japan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol |
carp streamers
ⓘ
gogatsu ningyo (May dolls) NERFINISHED ⓘ kabuto (samurai helmet) ⓘ koinobori ⓘ samurai armor display ⓘ |
| theme |
growth
ⓘ
happiness ⓘ health ⓘ |
| traditionalCalendar | Japanese lunar calendar ⓘ |
| traditionalCalendarDate | 5th day of the 5th month ⓘ |
| traditionalName | 端午の節句 ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Japanese ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Children’s Day