日本儿童节

JapaneseChildren'sDay子供の日June1stistheInternationalChildren'sDay.ItiscelebratedinsomecountriesbutnotinJapan.Ther-eare3differentfestivalsforchildreninJapan.March3isthegirls'day,May5istheboy-s'dayandNovember15isthechildren'sday(753day).FestivalsforchildreninJapanThefirstoneisthe3rdofMarch.Onthisdayparentsofthegirlsputdollsonshrineintheirhouse.3月3日女孩节是专门为日本的小女孩设立的，每到这一天，家中有女儿的父母会在家里设置一个陈列台，台上放上穿着日本和服的漂亮女娃娃玩偶作为给自己女儿的节日礼物。Girls'dayThesedollsrepresentaroyal(皇家)familyinJapan.Allparentswanttheirchildrentogrowstrongandhealthy.Boys'Dayhappensonthe5thofMay.OnBoys'Day,thefamilywhohassongoesoutsideandflieshugecarp-shapedstreamersintheirgarden.Onthisdaytheydon’thavetogotoschool.Onlyboysonthisdaywearsomethinglikefamouswarriorsandotherheroes.5月5日是男孩节，为了祝福家中的男孩健康、快乐，这一天日本家家户户都会用纸或布做成色彩鲜艳形状像鲤鱼的彩带，然后把这些彩带串在竹竿上，并和金色的风车绑在一起，挂在屋顶上。之所以这样做，是因为日本人相信鲤鱼最有精神和活力，这一天又称为”鲤鱼日”。Boys'Day鲤鱼旗Koinobori753dayThethirdoneisaholidayforallthechildrenwhoare3,5or7yearsold.Onthisday,childrenwearthetraditionalkimonoandcarryapaperbag.Apine,atortoise,oracraneisusuallyprintedonthebag.Childrenputsweetsandtoysinthebag.11月15日是七五三“儿童节”在日本习俗里三岁、五岁和七岁是小朋友特别幸运的三个年龄，所以每年的这一天会专门为这三个年龄的孩子热闹地庆祝一番。这一天，小朋友会穿上最好的传统和服，还会背上一个画了松树、乌龟或鹤等图案的小纸袋、纸袋里装满了父母买的糖果和玩具。Theoriginofthe753dayTheoriginoftheFestivalisveryinteresting.Inpastmanychildrendiedbeforeage3.Japanesethinkwhethertheirchildrencouldsurvivethechildhoodtheycouldonlyknowwhenthechildrenreachedtheage3,Age7isregardedasakeytimeforchildrentoturntheirearlychildhoodtothejuvenileage.OnNovember15,boyswearHestyletrousersandgirlswearcolorfulkimono,parentsleadthemtotheshrinetobuyChitosesugartochildren.这个节日的由来也很有趣。过去，3岁以前的儿童死亡率很高。日本人认为，能否养育成人，3岁以后才见眉目，7岁则是从幼儿向少年过度的关键年龄。11月15日这一天，男孩穿和式群裤，女孩着色彩艳丽的和服，由父母领着到神社，买千岁糖吃。由父母领着到神社祈福的小朋友Parentsledthechildrentotheshrinetopray整个祈福过程隆重又神圣Thewholeprocessofprayingisgrandandsacred可爱的小女孩，手提“千岁糖”开心死了Whatalovelygirl,sheCarryaChitosesugarandlooksohappyEveryonewillbuyChitoseSugaraccordingtotheirownage.ThiscandytastesabitlikeChina’smaltose,ductilityisverygood,andsymbolizelongevity.当天每个人都会去买符合自己的岁数糖果。这种糖果吃起来有点像中国的麦芽糖，很有延展性，象徵长寿之意啦。ChitoseSugar千岁糖与我国不同的是，日本的儿童节，这天日本所有国民都要放假一天，而学校不为孩子们举行庆祝活动，都是以家庭为单位庆祝的。有的家庭是利用黄金周休假领着孩子们到国内外旅游，有的家长带孩子到迪斯尼乐园。ItisdifferentfromChina,inJapanesechildren'sday,allnationalsarerequiredtohaveadayoff,butschoolsdon’tholdcelebrationsforkids.Itiscelebratedinfamilyunits.Somefamilieswillusegoldenweektotaketheirchildrentotravelathomeandabroad,otherparentstakethekidstoDisneyland.