Children's day

There is the national holiday called "Children's day" in May 5th. The day is part of Golden Week Holiday. It was a day to pray to healthy growth and happiness for young boys in the past. It become a day for children now. The day also called "tango-no-sekku". 

We decorate flags shaped carp outside our house and armor, helmet, and warrior doll inside our house. They help the houses children from evil. There are many kind of flags shaped carp in Japan. We eat rice cake wrapped in oak leaf, a cake wrapped in bamboo leaves, and bamboo shoot in the day. Oak is plant of good omen. We take a sweet flag bath in the day. 

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