Comments on: Anthony’s Shichi-Go-San Hakama Portrait http://regex.info/blog/2009-10-12/1328 Not a photo blog. A personal blog with photos. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:03:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bryce Lee http://regex.info/blog/2009-10-12/1328#comment-36858 Bryce Lee Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:42:30 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-10-12/1328#comment-36858 A very cool (5 degrees C) in Burlington Ontario. You're right, your son is "cute!" Scary eh? And in ten years, then what? The black and white manipulation is quite good. I had to look twice as I thought the fan extended beyond the older gentleman, however on second glance realized the fan was short. Nonetheless, the whole procedure looks great. Best wishes then... Keep smiling. A very cool (5 degrees C) in Burlington Ontario.

You’re right, your son is “cute!” Scary eh? And in ten years, then what?

The black and white manipulation is quite good.

I had to look twice as I thought the fan extended
beyond the older gentleman, however on second glance
realized the fan was short. Nonetheless,
the whole procedure looks great. Best wishes then…

Keep smiling.

]]> By: Zak http://regex.info/blog/2009-10-12/1328#comment-36850 Zak Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:52:04 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-10-12/1328#comment-36850 The way I learned it in Japanese history class (if I remember correctly), everyone starts off at one because in ancient times they didn't have zero. Makes sense. And, it was simpler for everybody to gain a year together (at New Year's) because calendars weren't as widespread. The way I learned it in Japanese history class (if I remember correctly), everyone starts off at one because in ancient times they didn’t have zero. Makes sense. And, it was simpler for everybody to gain a year together (at New Year’s) because calendars weren’t as widespread.

]]> By: Zak http://regex.info/blog/2009-10-12/1328#comment-36848 Zak Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:10:52 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-10-12/1328#comment-36848 Very classy kimono! Very classy kimono!

]]> By: Thorf http://regex.info/blog/2009-10-12/1328#comment-36847 Thorf Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:29:31 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-10-12/1328#comment-36847 I can totally understand how proud and happy you must be to see your own kid in this event. A couple of questions, though... Everywhere I've read about it, Shichi-go-san is said to be for boys of 3 and 5 and girls of 3 and 7. I know it's said to have regional variations, and it's probably evolving slowly into the modern age too (in regards to equality and such), but I've never heard of boys doing it at age 7 before. It looks really great, though. I guess this also makes me wonder if there's a reason why you didn't do it at 3 or 5. Is the tradition down there in Kyoto to do it at 7 for boys, or what? The other thing is that according to Japanese Wikipedia it is often as you say done according to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asian_age_reckoning" rel="nofollow">the traditional way of counting age (数え年)</a>, whereby your age starts at 1 when you're born and increases every year at New Year, but it is increasingly being done according to the Western system (i.e. age starting at 0 and increasing on your birthday each year). If that is indeed the case, perhaps it's more a festival for kids of 2-3, 4-5 and 6-7. But Shichi-roku-go-yon-san-ni just doesn't sound quite so catchy I suppose... Working with people's ages can be really painful when we're all born in different months and yet want to lump ourselves into year groups, so it's no surprise that a festival based on this could be a bit weird numerically. <span class='jfriedl'>It indeed seems uncommon for older boys to do it, but when parents have not gotten around to having done it at three and five, seven starts to look really appealing despite the tradition. As I mentioned in the post, the counting system does start at 1 at birth for these kind of pseudo-religious culturally-traditional events, but no one uses these ages in real life, and (personally) I'd never heard of the "increases at New Year" bit. &Jeffrey</span> I can totally understand how proud and happy you must be to see your own kid in this event.

A couple of questions, though… Everywhere I’ve read about it, Shichi-go-san is said to be for boys of 3 and 5 and girls of 3 and 7. I know it’s said to have regional variations, and it’s probably evolving slowly into the modern age too (in regards to equality and such), but I’ve never heard of boys doing it at age 7 before. It looks really great, though.

I guess this also makes me wonder if there’s a reason why you didn’t do it at 3 or 5. Is the tradition down there in Kyoto to do it at 7 for boys, or what?

The other thing is that according to Japanese Wikipedia it is often as you say done according to the traditional way of counting age (数え年), whereby your age starts at 1 when you’re born and increases every year at New Year, but it is increasingly being done according to the Western system (i.e. age starting at 0 and increasing on your birthday each year). If that is indeed the case, perhaps it’s more a festival for kids of 2-3, 4-5 and 6-7. But Shichi-roku-go-yon-san-ni just doesn’t sound quite so catchy I suppose…

Working with people’s ages can be really painful when we’re all born in different months and yet want to lump ourselves into year groups, so it’s no surprise that a festival based on this could be a bit weird numerically.

It indeed seems uncommon for older boys to do it, but when parents have not gotten around to having done it at three and five, seven starts to look really appealing despite the tradition. As I mentioned in the post, the counting system does start at 1 at birth for these kind of pseudo-religious culturally-traditional events, but no one uses these ages in real life, and (personally) I’d never heard of the “increases at New Year” bit. &Jeffrey

]]> By: Lin http://regex.info/blog/2009-10-12/1328#comment-36830 Lin Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:58:46 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-10-12/1328#comment-36830 I hope I'm not being crass in asking, but how much do those kids' kimonos and hakanas run (in US $)? I mean the really nice ones for the shichi-go-san? They are gorgeous and quite elaborate! <span class='jfriedl'>I don't know how much to buy, but rental was $200ish. It's spendy, but parents shell out for stuff like this for their kids. I see a cause-effect there.... :-) —Jeffrey</span> I hope I’m not being crass in asking, but how much do those kids’ kimonos and hakanas run (in US $)? I mean the really nice ones for the shichi-go-san? They are gorgeous and quite elaborate!

I don’t know how much to buy, but rental was $200ish. It’s spendy, but parents shell out for stuff like this for their kids. I see a cause-effect there…. :-) —Jeffrey

]]> By: Nils http://regex.info/blog/2009-10-12/1328#comment-36829 Nils Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:12:11 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-10-12/1328#comment-36829 おしゃれ〜！ おしゃれ〜！

]]> By: Anthony's Aunt Marcina, USA http://regex.info/blog/2009-10-12/1328#comment-36827 Anthony's Aunt Marcina, USA Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:46:58 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-10-12/1328#comment-36827 How does Anthony do it? He somehow, magically, manages to do two completely opposite and mutually exclusive things at the exact same time: He both looks astonishingly cute AND he looks like you. I'm looking forward to the top 100 photos! How does Anthony do it? He somehow, magically, manages to do two completely opposite and mutually exclusive things at the exact same time: He both looks astonishingly cute AND he looks like you.

I’m looking forward to the top 100 photos!

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