In the Japanese culture and tradition, the fifth day of the fifth month of each year is a public holiday called Kodomo No Hi. Kodomo No Hi is a day when the sky is crowded with carp kites strung from
In the Japanese culture and tradition, the fifth day of the fifth month of each year is a public holiday called Kodomo No Hi.
Kodomo No Hi is a day when the sky is crowded with carp kites strung from bamboo flagpoles or from the rooftops.
The colors line the sky and everyone knows that Kodomo No Hi or Children’s Day is here.
This Saturday Kodomo No Hi festivities was celebrated at several places around the island.
Kaua’i children and their parents and grandparents were hosted to a Children’s Festival on in celebration of Children’s Day at the West Kaua’i Hongwanji Hanapepe Temple.
Everyone enjoyed the fun and festivity, which included: mochi pounding; Gyotaku fish printing; flower arranging; Kendo, the art of the sword; and Taiko drumming.
