About 成人式

 We are now on the fifth day of the New Year.

I am glad that so many people, from all over the world, are reading this blog. 


Today, I would like to write about a holiday that is coming up next week, Adult's Day.

A national holiday is a public holiday set by the government.

In a book I read the other day, there was an interesting notation.

It's sad that we don't take care of everyone unless we set aside a day for it, such as Children's Day, Respect for the Aged Day, Mother's Day, and Father's Day. 


You have a point. If we all had an attitude of gratitude and civility, there would be no need for the government to set a day and call out, "Let's take care of each other! If we have an attitude of gratitude and civility on a daily basis, there is no need for the government to set a day and call out, "Let's take care of each other! 


This is a long preamble, but I would like to talk about the national holiday in January, Adult's Day. 


In the past, it was very rare for a child to live to be 20 years old due to lack of hygiene and medical care, just like in any other country.

The Shichi-Go-San, a Japanese celebration, is also a day when a child is recognized as an adult after turning 3, 5, and 7 years old. 


If you understand the meaning of Shichi-Go-San, there is a situation that is hard to understand. 


There are women who attend the coming-of-age ceremony dressed as courtesans.

The fact that there are professionals who dress them is also shameful. 


The way they dress is always with the collar wide open, all the way to the shoulders.

It's like an off-the-shoulder dress. 


I know that the prostitutes who work in the brothels are well educated and wonderful people.

However, it is not an exaggeration to say that they exist at the opposite end of the spectrum from the celebration of adulthood. 


The lack of respect for and understanding of one's own culture, even in such a trivial matter, leads to the decline of culture and, by extension, the decline of the country, and every year I am puzzled.


What kind of attire did I wear? At one point, I wanted to wear the new Western-style Takuya Engele, which incorporates Japanese attire! But the adults around me admonished me to wear a proper kimono. 


I wore a black kimono with classic dyed patterns, a woven obi, and had a wig made to fit my head, which I could make myself. 


I also wanted to tie my own hair, but I couldn't do it on a shoestring, so I had it done for me. 


I chose my own ornaments, and wrapped a red deerstalker with a plum pattern around the root of the topknot, and inserted a pincer hairpin (a kind of traditional shibori). 


I'll upload more pictures when I get a chance. See you soon!


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