Honorable Mention TIFA 2023 People / Culture

Shichi-Go-San

In Japan, children are taken to temples and recieve a blessing when girls turn 3 and 7 and boys turn 5 years old. It is called Shichi-Go-San. On these special days, they dress in beautiful and ornate kimonos. It is a precious right of passage and one that was originally intended to celebrate the survival of children back when infant mortality rates were much higher. I ventured to Hokkaido Shrine on this day simply to enjoy the serene surroundings, and was lucky that it happened to be on the day of Shichi-Go-San.


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      Last year, I was awarded Honorable Mention for a Red-Crown Crane series I entered. I was also awarded Honorable Mention for an image titled Shichi, Go, San.
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