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SUPER STYLISH modern shichigosan outfit shot by Kobune Photo.
I love everthing here: the goth/rock feel, the crow obi and crochet shigoki-obi <3
Black is very unusual for kid attires, this kimono is probably an adult kurotomesode (or maybe a black haori?) which was altered for children wear (see the kata-age/shoulder tucks, and how the hem pattern seems "cut").
You can have below a look at another styling staring the same kimono, this time featuring a hifu (padded sleeveless vest), and a pleated bib-like collar:
As a proud owner of a miniature schnauzer this post made me smile. I love seeing how shrines adapt to changing populations and goals for families. The fact that folks are now doing 7-5-3 ceremonies for their fur babies is adorable!
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What’s this? I drew an actual male character in male kitsuke for once? Alert the presses! I was in the mood to draw more comfy anime kimono fanart, and ended up with these three perfect precious idiots. Very capable idiots, but idiots nonetheless. My original plan for this was just to draw Anya because I love her so much. But as I started on it, I realised it would be even cuter if it I took a…
Hakai as a child in a kimono I did inspired by shichi-go-san. When all the shit her mother did was still hidden from others.
Sayuri Sasai
"Shichigosan in the Edo Period Bringing Chitose-ame (Chitose candy) to visit the shrine"
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Shichigosan is an event to express gratitude for the safe growth of a child and to pray for his or her healthy growth in the future. There are various theories as to its origin, but it is said to have originated from three ceremonies held at court during the Heian period (794-1185).
Around the age of three: "Kamioki-no-gi" (ceremony to place hair in place) This is a ceremony to begin growing hair that had previously been shaved. During the Heian period (794-1185), it was believed that keeping the head clean would prevent illness and allow healthy hair to grow, so it was customary for both boys and girls to shave their hair soon after birth.
Hakamagi Ceremony" at around age 5 This is the ceremony of putting on Hakama, the formal attire of the time, for the first time. This ceremony has been held only for boys since around the Edo period (1603-1867).
Around the age of 7, "Obi-Toki no Ritual". This is a ceremony in which girls remove the sash they had been using until then and put on a wide obi, the same width as an adult's.
笹井さゆり「江戸時代の七五三 千歳飴(ちとせあめ)を持ってお宮参りへ」
“Hackberry Tree-Lined Road at Kishimojin Shrine at Toshima Ward (Zōshigaya), November 1933″ by Koizumi Kishio (小泉癸巳男) (1893-1945), showing families on their way to Tokyo’s famous shrine dedicated to Kishimojin (鬼子母神), the goddess of child protection, during November’s Shichi-Go-San Festival (七五三), an especially appropriate venue as it were
Image from “Tokyo: The Imperial Capital: Woodblock Prints by Koizumi Kishio, 1928-1940″ edited by Leslie Sternlieb, Nancy TenBroeck, and Akiko Ito Hocsman, published by The Wolfsonian, Florida State University, 2003, page 66
20201024 Sanage shrine 2 by BONGURI