Shichi-Go-San Photos

bakahage

Took some photos recently for my daughter's shichi-go-san blessing (short explanation of what this is at the bottom) recently. These ones are from a pre-blessing trip to a local garden:















Shichi-Go-San (7-5-3) is a Japanese festival that started in the Heian period amongst the rich/court nobles to celebrate the passage of their children into middle childhood. The ages three, five and seven are considered lucky numbers and over time the festival came to be observed on, or around, the 15th of November.

The tradition has changed little since the Meiji period and boys who are aged three or five and girls who are aged three or seven are dressed in kimono (usually for the first time at age 3) for visits to shrines for blessings from the priests in their area.

More recently, this a photo opportunity for parents to take pictures of their children - or have them taken.

rhondavid

Your daughter is so precious!!! Number one sweeps me off my feet. The back lit hair the expression on her face is priceless. Others are nice too but do not have the same feel as the first one.

bakahage

Thanks. That is my favorite as well. I think it captured the emotion of the event and her personality well...

rhondavid wrote:

Your daughter is so precious!!! Number one sweeps me off my feet. The back lit hair the expression on her face is priceless. Others are nice too but do not have the same feel as the first one.

adbsgicom

Very nice tradition, and I agree that the first one is just wonderful.
Thanks for the background -- I learned something new today (and it is still early).

ivar

Very nice and congratulations (?)

Agree with the above about the favorite