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Japanese Culture: Shichi-Go-San (七五三) Festival Posted by Ginny on Nov 15, 2008
Today is a day of pride for parents who have three, five or seven year old girls or boys. Every year on the 15th of November, children ages 3, 5, and 7 celebrate a rite of passage on the Shichi-Go-San (七五三) festival. Shichi (七) means seven in Japanese, while go (五) = five and accordingly san…