Aloha
& Welcome to
Boy's Day
in
Hawaii
Click on the carp (and other photos :)
"Children make you want to start life over."
Muhammad Ali
"Boy, n.: a noise with dirt on it."
Not Your Average Dictionary
These little Japanese tourist boys at Waikiki's Army Museum are looking at a tank
that their great grandfather might have used in WWII.
"Children enjoy the present
because they have neither a past
nor a future."
Jean De La Bruyere
Aloha & Welcome to May fifth,
Tango-no-sekku, the Japanese Boy's Day Festival
that is also celebrated here in Hawaii.
The 5th day of the 5th month has been the day to celebrate boys for centuries. Tango-no-sekku means: "First Day of the Horse" because the strength, stamina, and courage of horses symbolize masculine qualities that boys should emulate.
Another animal associated with boy's day is the carp.
This powerful and determined fish is also regarded as a fitting example for boys. Dr. Freud might point out that the carp itself, long, cylindrical, and bold is a fitting representation of the most fundamental badge of manhood.
Girl's Day is celebrated with the display of dolls.
Boy's day, too, has it's own characteristic dolls: armored samurai warriors; nonetheless, it is the colorful carp banners (koi-nobori) one for every boy in the family, flown from bamboo poles outside the home, that are the overriding visual characteristic of the holiday. The largest carp honors the oldest son, the smallest, the youngest.
Today, in Japan, May fifth is celebrated as Children's Day.
But here in Hawaii we keep many old customs that the plantation workers brought with them. They intended to maintain their ethnic identities, but the magic of Hawaii has painted most every imported custom with our own unique qualities.
So let's celebrate boys, carp, AND girls, as we continue to appreciate everything that makes our island home
unique.
A L O H A! Cloudia
33 comments:
You are fortunate to live in a place that celebrates it's children the way they should be celebrated.
Some lovely pictures - super quote from Bryere
You always have the most interesting posts. I love the definition - "a noise with dirt on it." That's just perfect. Wonderful photos as always. :)
I love the multicoloured tank!
Salude!
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Sounds lovely. It would be cool if all tanks were painted that way. but maybe with smiley faces added.
Love the definition of boy: a noise with dirt on it :) Hooray for boys day! It sounds fun.
Gosh! I totally forgot that it was Boy's Day today. With a granddaughter, I tend to only notice March 3rd, Girl's Day.
Have a happy day!
never heard of this, how sweet. here is Cali everybody is all about cinco de mayo. Mostly a food and drinking thing, but still fun. thanks for sharing.
Love the plant--Life in a crack!
Also the Carp here are ferocious in their mating ritual--virtually tearing the water up- as they roll and fight to attract a mate!
Good stuff my Friend!!
John
An oasis of peace, so much needed tonight. Makes one understand why it won't be possible to celebrate such a day over here, as your island seems to be lightyears ahead in the understanding of life and its content.
daily athens
Cool day. What a great cause for celebration. We expect a lot of our men. We should celebrate them, of course. Better yet to celebrate all children, but it's cool to focus on one and then the other.
Love that definition of boy.
I raised one of these odd male creatures. I'm awfully proud of him if ya want to know the truth.
"A noise with a dirt on it." We celebrate boys!
aloha
Oh these are so beautiful and lovely shots !Kids are having a Great time of learning !!Aloha !!
It really would be cool if all tanks were painted up like that! Love the colors!! And I always enjoy your quotes!!
I have a girl's day on my blog...
We need hope!
Aloha from Casa!
BLOGitse
I am glad that girls get a look-in to.
Aloha, Cloudia
And unique it is. Aloha.
I love this post. I love all your posts, thanks Cloudia. How lovely to celebrate a boy's day in Hawaii.
A lovely celebration!
Happy Boy's day to all the boys !
What a nice celebration! And I love that boy definition. Aloha, cher!
I love the quote from Ali and the 'noise with dirt on it"
and that sweet little green leaf
SWEET BLOG
BH
interesting! Happy Mother's Day!
Hi !Aloha from India !!I really enjoyed this post and came back to see your new post !!Will come back !!
Interesting post. I love the pictures and the quotes, as always.
I have no idea the Boy's Day and Girl's Day until I read your post. Thanks for sharing. I googled it to read further about it.
Happy Mother's Day Cloudia. Have a great weekend.
Thank you so much for delighting me with your comments!
There is Mother's Day and there is boys day. Love it.
Hello.
It is a beautiful carp streamer.
Thank you for the introduction.
Thanks!
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