Slide 2:
Talisman
Meiji shrine in Tokyo :
Meiji shrine in Tokyo
Mochi cake :
Mochi cake Preparing in Shinto shrines
March 21st - Shubun-sai :
March 21st - Shubun-sai A day for grave-visiting in particular and for remembering ancestors
Doll’s festival March 3rd Hina-matsuri :
Doll’s festival March 3rd Hina-matsuri Dolls wear Heian age costumes
Slide 11:
Festival of dolls to celebrate daughters in the family
May 5th Koi-no-bori - The boys festival :
May 5th Koi-no-bori - The boys festival
Slide 13:
The carp is admired because of its ability to swim against the stream, and is a fitting model for youth to emulate.