Shichi-Go-San
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Shichi-Go-San is a traditional Japanese rite of passage and festival day for three- and seven-year-old girls, and five-year-old and sometimes three-year-old boys. It is held annually on November 15 an
Japanese boy at a shrine in Tokyo, dressed up for the Shichi-Go-San festival
Shichi-Go-San ritual at a Shinto shrine
A young girl dressed traditionally for Shichi-Go-San
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Haori
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A haori is a traditional Japanese jacket worn over a kimono. Resembling a shortened kimono with no overlapping front panels, the haori typically features a thinner collar than that of a kimono, and is
Shichi-Go-San
…called Hakamagi-no-Gi. Similar to the Western practice of breeching, this marked the first time a young boy would wear formal attire (a hakama and a haori), associated with roles and responsibilities. The third ceremony is Obitoki-no-Gi, which is held for seven-year-old girls. This ceremony marked the…
A formal haori with two traditional Japanese emblems visible from the front
Kitanoumi Toshimitsu wearing a formal black haori with emblems (a kuromontsuki haori); it is tied at the front with two white haori himo.