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Saturday we went to see my host niece's Shichi-Go-San (七五三) ceremony. The name is super-literal: it's a Shinto coming-of-age celebration for three-year old girls, five-year old boys, and seven-year old girls. Mei is six and fell into the third group, because of some ancient Chinese way of counting birthdays that I don't understand - do you have any idea, Tom? Anyway, it was fun and a real overload of かわいさ (cuteness).
Her older brother dressed up too, but we forgot to check his shoes.
Mei seemed a little bored through the whole process, but was really happy in the end.
After that I taught her how to make a noise on the trumpet (there's a video on Facebook).
Her older brother dressed up too, but we forgot to check his shoes.
Mei seemed a little bored through the whole process, but was really happy in the end.
After that I taught her how to make a noise on the trumpet (there's a video on Facebook).
posted by James at
4:24 AM
5 Comments:
Umm... I think I have encountered this way of counting birthdays as well - something like when they're born they're automatically considered to be one year old? But I am very vague and unsure on the topic overall. :)
Aww that does look really cute. Especially the trumpet part. I forgot that you played trumpet.
I saw in one of my Chinese books today - it is counted thusly. When you are born, you are considered to be one year old, and each lunar year you are counted as one year older.
i didn't know you play the trumpet =]
and adding to tom's comment...i think (i could be wrong) they start counting one year when they're born because they start from when the baby's conceived...again it could be my memory messing around with me...but i think that's why some chinese people count a year ahead
i've heard about this bday system as well. my father-iin-law always says he has a different age in taiwan to which we go - huh?
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