日本の祝日『こどもの日』 (にほんのしゅくじつ『こどものひ』)

こどもの日(ひ)とは、1948年(ねん)に制定(せいてい)された国民(こくみん)の祝日(しゅくじつ)の１つであり、子供(こども)の成長(せいちょう)と幸福(こうふく)を祈(いの)り、お祝(いわ)いする日(ひ)として知(し)られています。

お祝(いわ)いの方法(ほうほう)として、鯉(こい)のぼりを揚(あ)げる、五月人形(ごがつにんぎょう)を飾(かざ)るなどが一般的(いっぱんてき)かと思(おも)われますが、地域(ちいき)によっては、鯉(こい)のぼり以外(いがい)を揚(あ)げる場合(ばあい)もあるようです。また、「子孫(しそん)繁栄(はんえい)」の象徴(しょうちょう)とされる、かしわの葉(は)を使(つか)った柏餅(かしわもち)を召(め)し上(あ)がる方(かた)も多(おお)いのではないでしょうか。

ご家庭(かてい)によって過(す)ごし方(かた)は様々(さまざま)かと思(おも)いますが、皆様(みなさま)良(よ)い祝日(しゅくじつ)をお過(す)ごし下(くだ)さいませ。

Children’s Day: A Japanese Holiday

Children's Day is one of the Japan’s national holidays which was first established in 1948. Children's Day is a day to respect children's personalities, to be happy, and to thank their mothers. As a way of celebrating, it is common to hang the windsocks of koinobori outside, which are cloth streamers in the shape of a carp. Japanese people also celebrate this holiday by decorating gogatsu ningyo dolls, which are dolls wearing armor and helmets to look like warriors. Depending on the region, you may put up something different. In addition, many people may eat kashiwa mochi, which is a traditional Japanese rice cake filled with red bean paste, which is also wrapped by oak leaves. The oak leaves are added as a symbol of "prosperity of offspring."

We hope you all have a good holiday in Japan!




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