{"id":2686,"date":"2017-05-02T21:19:49","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T04:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/?p=2686"},"modified":"2017-06-13T11:52:47","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T18:52:47","slug":"kodomo-no-hi-childrens-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/kodomo-no-hi-childrens-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Kodomo-no-hi  (Children&#8217;s Day)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/main-carp.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/main-carp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOn the \u201cmainland\u201d, or what\u2019s known as the Continental U.S. for those of us that live here, May 5th is an excuse to go eat tacos and drink <em>horchata<\/em> and pretend to be Mexican for a day, because, who <em>doesn\u2019t<\/em> love Mexican food on Cinco de Mayo? But in Japan and Hawaii, you\u2019d probably see some colorful carp flying from poles that signify <strong>Boy\u2019s Day<\/strong>; also known as <strong>Children\u2019s Day<\/strong> in modern and more politically correct Japan. I\u2019ve been flying carp at my house ever since my son was born, and I still do it today even though he doesn\u2019t live with us anymore. I have four fish on my pole, which represent Dad, Mom, big brother and little sister.<\/p>\n<p>In 1948, Japan declared May 5th to be a national holiday, combining Girl\u2019s Day on March 3rd with Boy\u2019s Day to form Children\u2019s Day, thus taking advantage of other national holidays during the same time and cluster them into a <strong>Golden Week<\/strong>. If you ever have a chance to visit Japan or live there\u2014trust me, you do not want to test the crowds during this longest holiday period of the year. People can\u2019t wait to get out of town quick enough, so the train stations and airports are jammed.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/crowds.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/crowds.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I always thought the Japanese-Americans in Hawaii tended to hold onto their traditions more tightly than the Japanese do, which to me, is both charming and wonderful. Japan is just <em>too modern<\/em> in some ways. During my first Boy\u2019s Day as a child, my parents gave me a traditional doll of a samurai warrior, which was supposed to convey strength, character and bravery\u2014the trademarks of Boy\u2019s Day. I still have the doll today, and it is awesome! Check out the detail on this thing! The warrior\u2019s name is <em>Benkei,<\/em> a monk who served under <em>Minamoto no Yoshitsune<\/em> during the 12th Century.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Benkei.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Benkei.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Benkei<\/em> was a mountain of a man at 6\u20197\u201d and legend has it that he died while defending his master\u2019s castle while <em>Yoshitsune<\/em> was inside committing ritualistic <em>harakiri<\/em>. Knowing it was too dangerous to confront <em>Benkei<\/em> from up close, his enemies rained arrows on him from afar\u2014only to see him still standing after doing considerable damage to his body. When the soldiers dared to get closer, they saw that <em>Benkei<\/em> was dead, but he had died standing up! Whoa\u2014a super hero for sure! My <em>Benkei<\/em> has done a pretty good job of protecting our house up to now&#8211;I think I&#8217;ll pass him on to my son so he can protect his home, too.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you don\u2019t have a samurai warrior doll of your own, you can still celebrate Children\u2019s Day by making a paper samurai helmet with your kids. This classic <em>origami<\/em> pattern is called a <em>kabuto,<\/em> and is fairly easy to fold. If you start with a large piece of paper like newspaper, they can actually wear it on their heads\u2014just make sure you start with a perfectly square piece, like you would any <em>origami.<\/em> And by the way, if you are a Star Wars geek like I am, you know that George Lucas was heavily influenced by Japanese historic culture. The <em>kabuto<\/em> is no exception\u2014where do you think Darth Vader\u2019s famous helmet shape came from?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/kabuto2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/kabuto2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The traditional sweet treat on Children\u2019s Day has always been <em>kashiwa mochi,<\/em> a kind of football shaped rice cake filled with sweet red bean paste. The dessert is then wrapped in an oak leaf, which symbolizes good luck for the new generations because old leaves don\u2019t fall from the tree until the new ones sprout. Oh, that\u2019s kind of deep if you think about it! This is one of my favorite Japanese <em>mochi<\/em> desserts because the oak leaf actually imparts a kind of earthy fragrance to the <em>mochi<\/em> that is subtle, but quite nice.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/kashiwa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/kashiwa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you can\u2019t get<em> kashiwa mochi<\/em> but still want to celebrate <em>Kodomo-no-hi,<\/em> just use some of the recipes that you can find online or on Zojirushi.com that are fun for kids. These are just a few suggestions to get you started:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/recipe\/-i-gomoku-sushi-i-\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Gomoku Sushi<\/em><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/recipe\/-i-tenmusu-i-i-tempura-i-rice-ball-\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Tenmusubi<\/em><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/recipe\/tricolor-i-soboro-i-bowl\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Soboro-don<\/em><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/recipes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/recipes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy Children\u2019s Day!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>image sources: Koinobori by <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.austjpnsoc.asn.au\/kite-making-koinobori-japanese-kite\/\" target=\"_blank\">Australia Japan Society,<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000\">Golden Week by <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2014\/04\/26\/national\/golden-week-holidays-start-exodus-slower-usual\/\" target=\"_blank\">Japan Times,<\/a><\/span> Kashiwa Mochi by Suguri_F (creative commons), Recipes by Zojirushi, other images by Bert Tanimoto<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the \u201cmainland\u201d, or what\u2019s known as the Continental U.S. for those of us that live here, May 5th is an excuse to go eat tacos and drink horchata and pretend to be Mexican for a day, because, who doesn\u2019t love Mexican food on Cinco de Mayo? 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