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Shichi go san
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2011/9/12 03:32
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We will be in Tokyo on November 15th. Do you think we will see anyone celebrating Shichi go san at Meiji Temple or will the activity be held on the week-end before?
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by Twofishes
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Re: Shichi-go-san at shrines
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2011/9/13 07:21
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Presumably you mean Meiji Jingu, which is a shrine. http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3002.htmlWe will be in Tokyo on November 15th. Do you think we will see anyone celebrating Shichi go san or will the activity be held on the week-end before? I suppose both and the timing depends also on families. It seems the date November 15th does not have an especially important meaning in relation to Shichi-go-san. I understand that it is not at temples but at shrines where Shichi-go-san is now celebrated. It seems, however, that traditionally Shichi-go-san was not always a Shinto event. Shichi-go-san is considered to have originated from three ceremonies to congratulate a boy/girl and wish him/her healthy growth. (It was not easy for little children to survive in good health.) It is explained in Japanese in this page ( http://iroha-japan.net/iroha/B05_initiation/07_753.html) that in the middle of Edo Period, mercers gathered the three to from one event, which became popular in Edo among samurai-class families and strong merchants. In Meiji Era or later, Shichi-go-san took root as a custom "Shichi-go-san" among ordinary people. Your question reminded me of that I found a board at a temple asking in English to refrain from clapping hands during a prayer, which is a Shinto way. (I assume even some Japanese people are mixing it up with a way at temples, though.)
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