Talk:Kodomo no hi
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Tango no Sekku now redirects to Kodomo no hi. The original text in Tango no Sekku was:
- May 5th is the Tango no Sekku (端午の節句), Boys' Festival in Japan. It is the festival of hope that all of the boys in each household will grow up healthy and strong. Warrior figures (often the dolls of boys in suits of armor), helmets, and suits of armor are set up in the house during this festival. Iris leaves 菖蒲 【 しょうぶ】 (shobu) are placed under the eaves to fend off evil, and huge, colorful streamers shaped like koi (koinobori) are fastened to poles. Carp are thought to be very strong, as they swim up even big waterfalls. Special rice cakes wrapped in oak leaves (kashiwa mochi) and cooked rice wrapped in bamboo grass and tied with straw (chimaki) are eaten on this day.
feel free to incorporate this in Kodomo no hi. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.229.230.143 (talk • contribs) 21:29, 5 May 2005 (UTC).
- "Tango no Sekku" refers to the date on the lunar calendar and farmers almanac that is observed around the world, but "Kodomo no hi" refers to the specific Japanese holiday. -- Emana 21:39, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Deliberate Change?
Admittingly I do not have the resources to back this up, but could the gov'ts changing of the Boy's Festival to "Children's Day" have been a deliberate move? On Children's Day, otherwise known as "Boy's Day," the symbolism strongly suggests the Samurai. The article reads that on this day, it was hoped that boys became healthy and strong. Could it be that the hope was for that one day the boys grew up to be Samurai? And the feudal system elliminated, this holiday was elliminated also, symbolically putting a further end to the feudal era? I find it strange that while "Boy's Day" has been eliminated in favor of the more "PC" "Children's Day," while there continues to be a "Girls Day." Girls get celebrated twice. Boys have to be lumped in the "Children's Day." I have a feeling that no matter what, this day will continue to be known by its original name "Tango no Sekku" and "Boy's Day." There's a Girl's Day, there should most definitely be a Boy's day. Our differences shouldn't be shunned, they should be celebrated.222.151.236.116 (talk) 07:09, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] No merge
This is too much material to merge into Children's Day. Kappa 10:21, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
I think Kodomo no hi is distinct enough to have an article by itself. I love the flying fish ! :-) -- PFHLai 15:16, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
