{"id":1482,"date":"2020-11-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/?p=1482"},"modified":"2021-05-13T02:47:31","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T02:47:31","slug":"seven-five-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/seven-five-three\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Holiday: Seven-Five-Three Festival in Japan \ud83d\udc58"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Every November 15th, Japan observes the <em>Seven-Five-Three Festival<\/em><strong>,<\/strong> a day that celebrates children ages seven, five and (you guessed it!) three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a great topic to talk about with your Japanese students, because even if they don\u2019t have kids, they\u2019ll remember celebrating it growing up! It\u2019s also a chance to bring up children-related topics with students in other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what does this festival mean for Japanese people? What questions can we ask our students (Japanese or not)? What relevant vocabulary (bolded below) can we introduce?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Basics of Seven-Five-Three<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>For starters, the festival doesn\u2019t celebrate all children ages seven, five, and three. It celebrates three-year-old boys, five-year-old boys and girls, and seven-year-old girls.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I heard the Seven-Five-Three Festival celebrates children seven, five, and three years old. Do you know why these ages were chosen?\u00a0<\/li><li>Why do you think the Seven-Five-Three Festival celebrates boys and girls of different ages?<\/li><li>What's the difference between Seven-Five-Three Festival and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Children's_Day_(Japan)\">Children's Day<\/a>?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/rjXGqOQtvUdg7uZ0YAmx-ta00vWNsCELYoq7DXNE7C8Fh1YqgVcHewRGYB1JJ_c4kIUCXplBhXRHENIh4Z4FHTbps3vM-Tzn7jpGhZTVbGqZZImOkakbtsIND_4vzNXLJv9V8_ER\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you can\u2019t wait until lesson time to learn about the festival, read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tokyoweekender.com\/2017\/10\/the-story-behind-the-japanese-custom-of-shichi-go-san-seven-five-three\/\">this article<\/a> to see the answers to the above questions! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, the following are some questions you can ask your students from other countries:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Are there any special celebrations for children in your country besides birthdays? (In <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doljanchi\">South Korea<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thedailybubbletea.com\/2013\/09\/21\/zhua-zhou-picking-the-future\/\">Taiwan<\/a>, people often celebrate their child\u2019s first birthday by dressing them up and having them choose an object that represents a possible future career.)<\/li><li>What ages are considered <strong>milestones<\/strong> in a child\u2019s life?<\/li><li>I heard that there is a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/East_Asian_age_reckoning\">traditional way to count age<\/a> in East Asia. Can you tell me anything about that?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The holiday isn\u2019t necessarily celebrated on November 15th because it is not a <strong>public holiday<\/strong>. As a result, families often celebrate it the weekend before or after. In big cities, some people even celebrate it a couple of months in advance to <strong>beat the crowds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do you know why November 15th was chosen as the day to celebrate this holiday?&nbsp;<\/li><li>Do you think the Seven-Five-Three Festival should be a public holiday? Why? Why not?<\/li><li>Did your family celebrate the Seven-Five-Three festival? What do you remember about the celebration?<\/li><li>Is the Seven-Five-Three Festival a family-only celebration or are friends invited too?<\/li><li>I hear that many families celebrate Seven-Five-Three in advance to beat the crowds. How far in advance would you be willing to celebrate the holiday?<\/li><li><em>(This question is for people with kids.)<\/em> How do you plan on celebrating the Seven-Five-Three Festival?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How People Celebrate<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>As this is a <strong>special occasion<\/strong>, the whole family dresses up. In the past, this usually meant <strong>traditional clothing <\/strong>for the children, such as the kimono for girls and the hakama for boys. However, in recent years, western-style dresses and suits have become popular as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On what occasions have you worn traditional clothing?<\/li><li>On what occasions do children wear formal clothing in your country?<\/li><li>Do you prefer wearing traditional clothing or formal western-style clothing on special occasions?<\/li><li>Do people buy or rent formal clothing for their children?<\/li><li>Have you ever had clothing <strong>custom-made<\/strong>?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After being dressed up, children are then taken to <strong>shrines<\/strong>, where the family <strong>gives thanks for<\/strong> their growth and prays for their health and happiness. Some families hire a <strong>priest<\/strong> to perform a traditional <strong>ritual<\/strong>, though this is becoming increasingly rare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/i_jREQTVXqXcCnduTk6oee3UsGa4tS3_eF5TsXgkCtQZFU2K8SKXItvkbWq6-FWnuoEZ28nwwtF5AgtwBxdAzih9bWw_ShEAZOWsF8R4dLDXflolJmuu7TbB5kC-A6iXaH8uHskL\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>A child ringing a bell before making a prayer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The entire time, family members takes lots of pictures of their children, so you could say that the event doubles as a <strong>photo-shoot<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After praying at the temple, many families also take their children to have real photo-shoots at professional <strong>photography studios<\/strong>. After all, this is <strong>a day to remember!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/drawings\/u\/0\/d\/sCYdKAwLKCv4pmPVHJ5fZsA\/image?w=624&amp;h=207&amp;rev=28&amp;ac=1&amp;parent=1lCDpVNik6kepW7EWFDp-YQmyUAM9PF-Ig574n_MuZAA\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Kids having photo shoots<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Some families even skip the shrine visit and just do photo shoots!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do you remember getting a lot of photos taken for your Seven-Five-Three celebration?&nbsp;<\/li><li>How do kids <strong>stay still<\/strong> for all those photos? Won\u2019t they get impatient and start <strong>fidgeting?<\/strong><\/li><li>When do you go to shrines or temples? Are there any shrines or temples near you?&nbsp;<\/li><li>When do people go to shrines and when do people go to temples?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re out and about on this day, in addition to seeing kids in nice clothing you\u2019ll also see them holding bags that have lots of <strong>auspicious<\/strong> imagery printed on them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/SqXM78xi-cLLgF3x1cHkSw8clWdkBJhMASpvfEC4FiA0MZMEwJwDRopkaH1XgNZAAg6DcotUASYBYAHOIYbVNXgAsWRYzHEmA1OXdl9Vj_0ZiuWW4p0CngcBSulYoOvZJJ_nzlVF\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The words on the bag say, \u201cthousand year candy,\u201d which look like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/IhZb3bQYv3Bz1DtNFNI3k88mnkC6D1Kl61JNYbtCssmy376HXuN3M3JsAhXRmnAImv-fWhM0lwk4vkfYrtdCpPPhgf6QkbSf45YKtLBW1X_aDET4AB9Zm45Tio1kEbLwQPgQcK5o\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As you might guess, thousand year candy symbolizes <strong>long life<\/strong> or <strong>longevity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I heard that kids get a special kind of candy during the Seven-Five-Three Festival. Does it mean something special? What does it taste like?<\/li><li>I heard that the bags containing thousand year candy have special pictures on them. What do they represent? What Chinese characters are written on the bags?<\/li><li>Is there a reason the candy is pink and white?<\/li><li>Do people make the candy themselves or do they usually buy it? Do you know what goes in the candy?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General Questions<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, don\u2019t forget there are Daily News articles on <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/daily-news\/search?query=children\">children-related topics<\/a>, which you can use as inspiration for more questions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And here are some more general questions for non-Japanese students:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Are there any holidays in your country that celebrate children?<\/li><li>What traditional clothing does your country have? Do children wear them on any occasions?<\/li><li>Are there other holidays when children are given candy in your country?&nbsp;<\/li><li>What\u2019s the most popular kind of candy in your country?<\/li><li>Is it common for children in your country to have photo-shoots done?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy tutoring!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every November 15th, Japan observes the Seven-Five-Three Festival, a day that celebrates children ages seven, five and (you guessed it!) three. 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