French version
Sekku節句 五節句alternative words: Sechiku, Go sekku, Five sekku, 5 sekku keywords: china , festival related topics: Momo no sekku , Tango no sekku , Tanabata related web sites: http://www.kiss-net.co.jp/bukyu/seck/ explanation: Tradition coming from China which consists to make offering to gods at the seasonal changes. In Japan, man has celebrated 5 sekku (Go sekku), i.e. January 7 (Jinjitsu or Nanakusa no sekku), March 3 (Joshi or Momo no sekku), 5 May (Tango or Shobu no sekku), 7 July (Tanabata no sekku) and 9 September (Choyo or Kiku no sekku). They subsist now merely as festivals for children like March 3 for girls and May 5 for boys without any religious references. | |