The target is three year old boys and girls, boys of five years old, and girl of seven years old.
They go to the shrine on November 15.
Wishes of the parent for the child is included in this event.
They have a Chitose-ame in hand.
Chitose-ame is a long rod-shaped candy.
This has the meaning that child to be live longer.
The children take a commemorative photo.
This is Chitose-ame.
In old days,Infant mortality was higher.
Because public health and medical care was underdeveloped.
Therefore, children who grow was considered to be good luck.
Especially, region to focus on celebration of 7-year-old was often.
The event gives the awareness of growth for children themselves.
Edo period, there was a custom to shave the hair until the three-year-old children.
Shichigosa of three-year-old has meaning that the end of this custom.
Shichigosan of five-year-old is a target only boy.
In this age, the boy to wear a hakama.
Hakama is a formal wear of traditional male Japanese.
The events of the seven-year-old, only girls is intended for.
In this age, girls wear a obi(band) of the same size as the adult.
In the current Japanese, obi and hakama is not everyday wear.
These are ceremonial costume.
Shichigosan has been done in all of Japan.
Most Japanese are experiencing this event.
In their family home, commemorative photo of Shichigosan is always present.
