The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02
WHERE CHILDREN VAR uERRI.
festlN ais for the IItiIe Folks NJ 0NeF
the OPlA

'hlid - KING, " ~ during ths ilrst tWs-,fV-
four hours II th. cherry festival There
j. IN" chldrrns day y, Nice. the baby
! pa~ats At Asbury Psri, and Oahu day
, IN Hawau for the lntle ones. hut only
IN llawnu ~ there anyt hing hat compares
with the children's dav of the Japanese
. cherry festival
+ In Japan there IL boys birthday
and n -gIrl-' birthday On the first a
great hollow PAPER fish il flown from "a
I pole on the roof of every hou-e whcr"
there IL "A boy On the girls rrhhny
Z millions of dolls are presented IN Japan
and ether millions some ~ them hun
dreds of years old. are AIKEN ont II storage
for one days outing
In NagasakIi here - a day when 3OOIo
young people ascend he sacred hill TO
fly kites. hat according to the Circle
one day throughout the year both boys
and girls celebrate as their own. and that
IL the first day of The world famous cherry
festival
In every town and village the Rrelt
temple wagons or gorgeous floats are
taken ont Hundreds ~ little boys and
girls dressed m white and blue haul these
through the streets beneath the long
/ Ia'NN " IfFFN
On platform II the beautifully carved
car japanese boys. their faces paint ed.
or hidden behind grote-que masks, pre-
sent historic drama and all Japan turns
out To see the children parade that opens
he cherry festival
II il a long jump from Japa 10 south
rrn France. where every spring there
- a great flower carnival ~ Nice and a
day set ASIDE for the children. and here
too they ride in Grotesque chariots and
wear mnsks--there - a battle of flowers.
and rose pet ais fall in France upon the
! little ones in the children'S parade a.
do the cherry petals on the tote NJ japan
Throughout Italy IN the springtime
I there are religious flower festival for
the children. and here too the great sacred
hoats are drawn by little girls dressed
IN blue and white The Daughters ~
Mary and the populace ~ rews flowers
for them TO walk upon
In America the babies parade at Asbury
Park has become n fete Of national re-
nown ~ takes place IN August 10 was
horn quarter of century ago as a pa %
/, rads 81 infants trundled IN baby carriages.
II has grown To a carnival participated
in Ivy children OF all ages The parade
/ has become a carnival ~ flowers. the most
+ gorgeous Of its kind in the world. with
entries 81 children and children's floats
from almost every State in the mon.
The most romantic childTen's mardi
graS IN all tn" world ~ perhaps the great
celebrate held Oahu day, On the great
twenty acre campus ~ the college IN
Honolulu. Hawaii There thousands %
children Of every race and complexion
gather under the palm and colcoanut
to celebrate the fe-tal games q almost
every nation. for In the school rooms
Of Hawaii the children ~ the whole world
meet
Robin Hood Is performed under the
cus1anut trees with dimnutlve friar- who
are part Hawaiian ~ Chinese boys in real
life. perhaps. and Midsummer Nights
Dream with fairies from Germany.
England America. Japan and the South
Sea islands. The eN-Que-n 81 Hawaii
is present and me little chap Who should
he heir apparent were the country gov
.rnad by a monarch j. an ardent paTtlCi-
pator IN the songs and game ~ the day.
On.. day II each year IA the city u
Heidelberg belongs To the children. and
they C.lehrate with songs and rejoicing
d
IN the wear lgO Was Sumn"rllke and
bllmy although preceded and followed
by chilly. -unfriendlv weather. a. the
Germans call ~ At an s'arly hour 81 the
morning children II all sorts and lies
coUld he. seen hurryinR to one oi IN ? old
CITY gates ,karl's Thor. where they were
gradually mar-halled into RrouT- ready
10 take up their line OF march through
the streets
zach ~ these groups was hea ded 10y two
conic1l figure representing summer ana
Winter summer deCk'Si out IN green
Leaves flowers and brilliant <tr"Iin"r-,
while Winter was clad "a ~1tnhr" gaTh "i
dry leaves or straw The two hgur'~
which led the procession we're 10" crown
ing glory 81 the sT""tarl" summer. IN
,dtition u the usual ldornn~utS. was
crowned by a hug" ~t"rk. nest and stand
ing ON ~ "A stOrk. Will" m tn" top OF
"A inter. con. stood "a SNOW man 'Inade ~
Notion wooli and around MN a Nmte
circle on witch the word winter was
printed IN black letter.
A. first ~ seemed unCauuy =" see Ines
hugs COMES moving along with apparently
mo motive. bower but rlpss' observation
~ vsaled n pair ~ fe"t under "ach ana "
wps easy 50 imagin" tn" rest i ~" boy
Zach child m the prp'"-Si"h h''lh ~ SIAN
xhos.. Ioiptsd end was adorned Win -
pr.,zrI or au egg and crowned by Nl
:II,ll. grunge pr bouquet ~ nnN"r- ana
d,i,taTing rihh,ns pf bright hu"s. and III"
combined effect was ltk" briIl'kni kHl"l-
doscuT-'
As IN" proC-S-iun moved through IN"
streets the, h,us- seemed to iv' Fll Eyes
for every window was oTs n aud crowded
1. IL utmost ,.pa'tfy with gdmIring
-t..,f.,pTs SDm.thng NOR" -uh~t1NtiHl
than admirati"r. however. Was "Ni~'t'd
from the spectators and small com" w"T"
Constantly fiyiBg through tine ar and
hacked mo by active iitth. boys with ing
ms tin boxes Who sklrtsd IN" procession
Th. money thus obtained wP~ used To- pay
the "Iuanses 81 the ,el.brat,on.
II was pretty 90 see how heartily IN"
chl ldren Sang their mOnOt onous htth
summer dav song with Its often repeated
refrain of summer dry. summer day
a. here Even the b.ii"r. trmdled along
IN iittI.. carts 10y their elder brothers and
s,stsrs, ioIned IN and did their una hest
The march ended IN Iudw Z = PlatI IN
th,. centre of the university buildings,
AID Their. the bright lt'l" iacr- looked
eli the brighter and happier ~ contrast I"
the grim Old buildings locking down upon
them After a final singing and rousing
cheerS, We knew not for What. hut guessed
they were for the Kaiser and last for the
daV the children weT'- disbgnded and IN
very few minutes the old PlatZ was lett
10 L., usual sleepy quiet
Hut the festi viiies were nov Vet at an
end The final ceremony 81 IN" dav took
Mace lust outside the city, whore all IN.
Ngur.s of sum ner and winter met Tor a
hattie and battered one another with