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is traditional festival of Japan. It is the Japanese version of Double Fifth and was celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th moon in the lunar calendar or Chinese calendar. After Japan switched to the Gregorian calendar, the date was moved to May 5.〔Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric ''et al'' (2005). "Tango no Sekku" in 〕 The festival is still celebrated in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau as the Duanwu Festival or Tuen Ng Festival (Cantonese), in Korea as the Dano Festival, and Vietnam as the Tết Đoan Ngọ on the traditional lunar calendar date. ''Tan'' means "beginning" and ''go'' means "Horse", referring to the Chinese zodiac name for the fifth lunar month.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ningyo-kyokai.or.jp/sekku/tango.html )〕 ''Sekku'' means a seasonal festival. There are five ''sekku'', including O-Shogatsu (January 1), Hina Matsuri (March 3), Tanabata (July 7) and Kiku Matsuri (September 9th) along with Tango. ''Tango no Sekku'' marks the beginning of summer or the rainy season. Although it is not known precisely when this day started to be celebrated, it was probably during the reign of the Empress Suiko (593–628 A.D.). In Japan, ''Tango no Sekku'' was assigned to the fifth day of the fifth month after the Nara period. Until recently, ''Tango no Sekku'' was known as Boys' Day (also known as Feast of Banners) while Girls' Day (''Hinamatsuri'') was celebrated on March 3. In 1948, the government decreed this day to be a national holiday to celebrate the happiness of all children and to express gratitude toward mothers. It was renamed ''Kodomo no Hi'' and changed to include both boys and girls. Before this day, families raise the carp-shaped ''koinobori'' flags (carp because of the Chinese legend that a carp that swims upstream becomes a dragon, and the way the flags blow in the wind looks like they are swimming), one for each boy (or child), display a Kintarō doll usually riding on a large carp, and the traditional Japanese military helmet, ''kabuto''. Kintarō and the ''kabuto'' are symbols of a strong and healthy boy. is the childhood name of ''Sakata no Kintoki'' who was a hero in the Heian period, a subordinate samurai of Minamoto no Raikou, having been famous for his strength when he was a child. It is said that Kintarō rode a bear, instead of a horse, and played with animals in the mountains when he was a young boy. ''Mochi'' rice cakes wrapped in ''kashiwa'' (oak) leaves—''kashiwa-mochi'' (''mochi'' filled with red bean jam) and ''chimaki'' (a kind of "sweet rice paste", wrapped in an iris or bamboo leaf)—are traditionally served on this day. == See also == * Aging of Japan * Children's Day (Japan) * Double Fifth * Golden Week * Momo no Sekku * Tết Đoan Ngọ 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tango no sekku」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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