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Children’s day on 5th May

5th May is national holiday as “children’s day”.
This is a celebration for boys.

Boy’s parents display colorful carp banners or samurai helmet.
koinobori
in Japanese “Koinobori”.
This pole is 5-6 meters tall, on windy days, the carps look like swimming in the sky!

kabuto
in Japanese “Kabuto.

Many parents display them hoping that children will grow up with health and happiness.

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