tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056599210263969567.post4386200306399393144..comments2024-01-23T03:52:54.149+09:00Comments on Anne Kaneko's Fukushima Blog: Unchanging landscapesAnne Kanekohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09520490908508371344noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056599210263969567.post-6523530147024917312012-11-21T09:37:42.020+09:002012-11-21T09:37:42.020+09:00A friend e-mailed with me this other explanation f...A friend e-mailed with me this other explanation for the Shichi-go-san festival. He heard that there was high mortality among girls at age 3, and among boys at age 5. So parents took them to shrines to pray for health. If a child reached 7, he/she was likely to survive to adulthood and procreate. That's why the seventh day of the seventh month is Tanabata, an astronomical event that coincides with a story of lovers meeting.<br />Any one any more ideas?Anne Kanekohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09520490908508371344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056599210263969567.post-29750167062168888842012-11-13T06:50:02.491+09:002012-11-13T06:50:02.491+09:00They look amazing! kawaii Reiko xThey look amazing! kawaii Reiko xreikonoreply@blogger.com