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From birth to their first birthday, there are many traditional celebrations and events for wishing for babies’ healthygrowth. The birth and healthy development of a baby is a source of joy celebrated by family members. Suchcelebrations and events in Japan originated as regional family customs or religious practices at temples andshrines. Nowadays, they have become rather simplified, but they are still a good opportunity to get know
Japanese culture and customs.
                                                             Today, it is not necessary to stick to the exact number of days.

7 days after birth        30th days after birth            100th days after birth

The 7th night / thename-giving ceremony

A Shrine visit.

Weaning ceremony.

To celebrate their baby’s birth, around thethcerelebrates
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30 day after birth, parents take their baby
development of a baby and isto the local shrine to greet the local god
also held to announce thedevelopment.
 baby’s  name.
   Grandparents,        and
 pray  for healthy 
uncles and aunts are invited. With parents hope thata baby will never need
to worry about food intheir lifetime, their baby
is made to pretend toeat a meal.

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Your baby has grown. Time to celebrate! ‘Hatsu tanjyo’ means ‘first birth’                            poster.
and celebrates the baby having made it safely to their first birthday. There isUse paper, around size A3.a traditional custom where the baby is made to wear ‘omochi’, rice cake, onDisplay on a wall or a pillar.
You can write it in your ownlanguage.
his/her back to express their wish for the child to grow up healthy andstrong. Today, people also include a birthday cake with a single candle.

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This is the first seasonal festival, March 3rd or May 5th, after the baby
is born. March 3rd is called the Peach Festival or Doll Festival and is aday
 to pray  for girls’  health  and happiness. ‘Hina nigyo’, a set ofcostumed
dolls
areputout
sweet rice
           asdecorations and ‘hina-arare’,crackers, and peach branches are offered. May 5th, is called the Iris
Festival   or Children’s    Day and is a day topray for boy’s  hope  to grow  up
strong and courageous. People display ‘kabuto’, a samurai
helmet, ’satsuki ningyo’, a sumurai doll, ‘koinobori’, carp-shaped
streamers and irises on this day. People also eat traditional sweets,
rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves and ‘kashiwa
‘chimaki’, mochi’, rice cake wrapped in an oak leaf on this day.
The Iris Festival

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The Peach Festival

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Doll Town, Iwatsuki
Iwatsuki is has been famous nationwide for its production of dolls since the Edo period. Why don’t
you visit historical Iwatsuki with your family and buy hina-ningyo or gogatsu- ningyo for the1celebration of your baby’s first festival!