Festivals, Rituals, and Fish-Shaped Streamers Changing Perceptions of Japan's Children's Day
Festivals, Rituals, and Fish-Shaped Streamers Changing Perceptions of Japan's Children's Day
About this item
Full title
Festivals, Rituals, and Fish-Shaped Streamers Changing Perceptions of Japan's Children's Day
Author / Creator
Publisher
Nanzan University
Journal title
Asian ethnology, 2024-09, Vol.83 (2), p.333
Language
English
Formats
Publication information
Publisher
Nanzan University
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
For more than 250 years, Japanese families have celebrated the birth of a male heir by hoisting large fish-shaped streamers called koinobori (carp streamers) at or near their home throughout the weeks leading up to the boys' festival day (now Children's Day) on May 5. But with recent demographic shifts and changing lifestyles, the tall koinobori di...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Festivals, Rituals, and Fish-Shaped Streamers Changing Perceptions of Japan's Children's Day
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Record Identifier
TN_cdi_gale_lrcgauss_A822840558
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_gale_lrcgauss_A822840558
Other Identifiers
ISSN
1882-6865
How to access this item
Log in as a Library member
