The holiday custom of May 5th.

In Japan, May 5th is the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the same day as Boys' Day. Therefore, on this day, every door is pasted with calamus leaves, and Zhong Kui's exorcism map is hung in the house, and cakes (called "cypress cakes") or zongzi are eaten. "Acorus calamus" is homophonic with "martial arts", and "carp flag" means carp yue longmen. The Japanese believe that carp is a symbol of strength and courage, expressing parents' desire that their children and grandchildren become brave and strong soldiers. According to the principle of "respecting children's personality, seeking children's happiness and thanking mothers", this day was designated as a national public holiday.

May 5th is Japanese Boys' Day every year. People will hang carp flags to welcome boys' day. Look forward to the healthy growth of children. In order to protect the health and happiness of boys at home, every family in Japan will make colorful ribbons in the shape of carp out of paper or cloth on this day, and then string these ribbons on bamboo poles, tie them together with golden windmills and hang them on the roof. The reason for saying this is that the Japanese think carp is the most energetic and energetic, and hope that all the boys at home will be like carp, so this day is also called "carp day".

Japan Golden Week

Golden Week is called ゴールデンウィーク(Golden Japanese (Golden Week, sometimes referred to simply as GW. In Japan, it refers to the national wishing day (rest day) from the end of April to the beginning of May. In other words, the Japanese Golden Week is similar to the Golden Week of May Day holiday in China in previous years. The difference is that China's Golden Week is May Day International Labor Day, while Japanese Golden Week has many national holidays.

During the Golden Week, April 29th is the Green Festival (originally the birthday of the Emperor, Showa Festival was Hirohito's birthday, which was called (the birthday of the Emperor) in the Showa era, and it should be after Hirohito died and Emperor Heisei succeeded to the throne (Showa Day)), May 3rd is the anniversary of the Constitution, and May 5th is the Boys' Day (こ), because May 4th is between the two festivals. May 1 day is the international labor day, and some companies also have holidays. Plus rest, sometimes the Golden Week can add up to as many as 16 days (April 25th to May 10).

Children's Day in Korea

South Korea's Children's Day began on 1923 and evolved from "Boys' Day". This is also a public holiday in Korea, which is scheduled for May 5th every year.

1 921may1day, Fang dinghuan, a famous Korean youth sports pioneer and writer, started the first youth sports at the YMCA in Tiandao with the slogan "Let's always be thriving teenagers who love and help each other". On the occasion of the second anniversary of the 1923 Youth Movement, Fang Dinghuan and other patriots designated May 1 as Korean Children's Day and held a celebration in Seoul. During the Japanese rule, Korean Children's Day was cancelled from 1939 until 1946, and the date was changed to May 5 every year.