Japanese Celebrations: Cherry Blossoms, Lanterns, and Stars
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Ages 7 and Up. After a brief general introduction, events are listed chronologically, with a single descriptive paragraph or a sentence or two of explanation. The first celebration of the year is O Shogatsu (New Year). Colorful illustrations show people participating in worship at temples and shrines, with a spread describing symbols of good luck and special foods. Other traditional pastimes are shown as well, such as card games and kite flying. An example of the zodiac calendar, which follows a 12-year cycle, is included. Other well-known festivals include Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival, or Girls’ Day), Kodomo-no-hi (Children’s Day), and O-Bon (Festival of Souls). There are several brief examples of regional festivals as well. A small section on Other Happy Events includes traditions for babies and a page on weddings. Japanese words and terms are listed phonetically and in Japanese characters (hiragana). Food, dress, activities, simple Japanese words and phrases, and origami folding are briefly touched on. (Amazon.com)
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2006
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48
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Tuttle Publishing
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New York
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978-0804836586
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Reviews
Please login to review this resourceA multicultural chidren's book showing many different Japanese celebrations, holidays, and traditions. Many of the pages are filled with pictures and small descriptions of the articles used during the celebrations..
Belinda Offner
Second Grade Teacher
Saint Isidore School
This beautifully illustrated children's book takes readers on a journey of Japans multitude of celebrations including religious observances, seasons, holidays, and many other special occasions. Each section of the book focuses on one of these celebrations and expands on the festivities through vibrant pictures, meaningful captions and short paragraphs. Each individual section describes the festivals importance and includes information about specific foods that are eaten, games that are played, attire that is worn, crafts that are created, and symbols that are used, as well as many other facts. This educational book can be enjoyed from childhood through adulthood and can be read one celebration at a time, or as a whole. My second-grade class listened to the section about the Japanese New Year and we completed a detailed whole group compare and contrast organizer. They loved learning about the differences and asked if we could study other countries New Year's celebrations.to expand on our comparisons. .
