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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Koinobori
It means "carp streamer," carp-shaped wind socks are traditionally flown to celebrate Tango no Sekku (端午の節句), an event which is now designated a National holiday; Children's Day. The wind socks are made by drawing carp patterns on paper, cloth or other nonwoven fabric. These carp sets are flown above the roofs of houses with sons, with the biggest (black) koinobori for the father, next biggest (red) for the eldest son, and ranging down to the smallest carp for the youngest son.
We went to the park to see the carp streamers much to the kids delight. The sky, so blue and bright made it the perfect day for showing off the carp streamers. The wind was in agreement too, blowing them beautifully away.
Since we were at the park, the kids enjoyed playing there too, climbing the rope and sliding down the tunnel...all in blue!
Since we were at the park, the kids enjoyed playing there too, climbing the rope and sliding down the tunnel...all in blue!
There is a famous short Koinobori Song often sung by kids and their families and it goes like this:
Japanese:
屋根より高い鯉幟
大きな真鯉はお父さん
小さな緋鯉は子供たち
面白そうに泳いでる
Romaji:
Yane yori takai koi-nobori
Ōki na magoi wa o-tō-san
Chiisa na higoi wa kodomo-tachi
Omoshirosō ni oyoideru
Translation:
Higher than the roof-tops are the koinobori
The large Carp is the father
The smaller Carp are the children
They seem to be having fun swimming.
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Happy mommy moments!
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