‘Thousand year candy’ for Japanese children’s holiday
Shrine maidens are pack “thousand year candy” (chitoseame) for lucky kids on today’s Shichi-Go-San (”7-5-3″), a traditional holiday.
Via Photo Journal – The Mainichi Daily News
Shichi-Go-San is is a traditional rite of passage and festival day in Japan for three and seven year-old girls and three and five year-old boys, held annually on November 15th. The ritual involveds visiting a shrine to drive out evil spirits and wish the children a long healthy life. (Wikipedia)
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