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Introducing Japanese culture -Seasonal events- Boy's Festival

日本の文化を英語で紹介 〜日本の歳時記〜「端午の節句」

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Introducing Japanese culture -Seasonal events- Boy's Festival

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Narrated by: Robert Mullen
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 May fifth is "Children's Day," a national holiday in Japan. It is sometimes called the "Boy's Festival". 毎年5月5日は、「こどもの日」と呼ばれる国民の祝日。男の子の成長を願う日とされ、端午の節句とも呼ばれます。
もともと端午の節句は、軒先に魔除けの菖蒲などを挿し、女性が身を清める日でした。
しかし、鎌倉時代に武家社会になると、男の子を祝う日に変化しました。一説には、菖蒲の葉の形が剣に似ていたためといわれています。
現在の端午の節句では、家に鎧や兜、五月人形を飾り、柏餅やちまきを食べ、鯉のぼりを立てて祝います。
鎧や兜、五月人形は身を守る道具を象徴し、柏餅やちまきには、家系の繁栄を願い、病気をはらう意味があります。
一方、鯉は生命力が強いことから、鯉のぼりには、子どもが無事に育つようにとの願いが込められています。©2017 KODANSHA　 English

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