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Thursday, May 3, 2012

Boy’s Day is Saturday


Saturday, May 5th is Boy’s Day in Hawaii. In Japan they have combined the Boy’s Day and Girl’s Day celebrations and honor both on May 5 as Children’s Day.

Families in Hawaii (particularly those with a Japanese heritage) will hang Carp Banners outside their homes, each one representing a son in the family. These banners are called Koi-Nobori.

As you would suspect, the largest carp is at the top and honors the oldest son. The smallest at the bottom honors the youngest son in the family.

Other items on display in the homes might include swords, bows, arrows, and special Boy’s Day dolls (like the dolls displayed during Girl’s Day) called Musha-Ningyo. These dolls are elaborate and represent warriors and legendary heroes.

When I lived in Hawaii my male friends celebrated girl’s day with us by bringing us guava cake. I’m not sure what we did for the guys, but it must have been something REALLY, REALLY SPECIAL since I can’t recall! Hey—I think girls deserve to be spoiled, don’t you?

For more information on the history of this celebration, please visit this site:

Boy’s Day

For more information on the Boy’s Day dolls, click on this link:

Boy’s Day Dolls


Aloha, and Mahalo for visiting!

Cheryl
The Hawaiian Island Detective Club
Book One—Pineapples in Peril
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4 comments:

  1. Jessica NelsonMay 3, 2012 at 3:59 AM

    Hahaaa, since I have 3 boys I guess I'd be pretty busy today. lol

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  2. Cheryl Linn MartinMay 3, 2012 at 11:45 AM

    Yes, you would be, Jessica!

    I'm behind in my blog reading--yikes! Thanks for your support and for the visit.
    Aloha! --Cheryl

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  3. UnknownMay 3, 2012 at 12:38 PM

    Cheryl.... cool post! I had no idea about any of that. Nice to know there are cultures in the world that take the time to honor their children :-) By the way, I've been meaning to tell you how doggoned happy I am for you with your publishing deal! That's so awesome and it couldn't have happened to a nicer person. I'm still waiting for my day in the sun--perhaps it will come, perhaps it won't--but knowing that wonderful folks like you with such great writing skills (and Christian to boot!!) are publishing books is enough :-)

    Many blessings,
    Deb

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    1. Cheryl Linn MartinMay 3, 2012 at 1:23 PM

      Awww, Deb, you are super sweet!

      I really don't deserve all your wonderful comments. Thank you for sharing in my excitement and my fun times! This journey gets overwhelming at times, so having someone like you "in my corner" really helps.

      Hugs, blessings and aloha! --Cheryl

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