Koi Nobori: Children's Day
Every May 5th in Japan, strange flags appear in the sky ... Discover "Koi Nobori," a festival steeped in history and rich in color.
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Like a fish in the airIn Japanese, the word Koi refers to carp and nobori means "flag." For Children's Day, thousands of paper fish, or koinobori, fill the Japanese sky for this festival. The carp, a model of virtueWhy do the Japanese use these colorful fish to celebrate children? In eastern Asia, the carp represents many virtues to which children should aspire. |
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From the Middle Kingdom to Edo-Era JapanThe tradition of Koi Nobori has its roots in the folklore of rural China. An old legend tells the story of a carp that swam up the Yellow River so high and with such tenacity that it transformed into a water snake before taking off into the sky. A Family in the Wind
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