1, the carp flag, celebrates May 5th Boys' Day in Japan. If there are boys at home, every family hangs the carp flag. This custom began in the Edo period and was originally the custom of the Dragon Boat Festival in the lunar calendar. The carp flag and seven-color flag are hung outside the house. I once wished boys grow up healthily like carp, full of vigor and make good efforts. Therefore, the carp flag is a symbol of the boy's hope to grow up.
2, (carp flag, Japanese name is "Sacrifice Day"), if there are boys at home, every family hangs carp flag. This custom began in the Edo period and was originally the custom of the Dragon Boat Festival in the lunar calendar.
3. Pray for the boy at home to become a useful person as soon as possible. It has something to do with the story of carp jumping in Longmen, China. Now it's changed to May 5th in the solar calendar. 20 15 on April 28th, 333 carp flags were hung on Tokyo Tower in Japan to celebrate Children's Day on May 5th.
4. The carp flag is a hollow carp made of cloth or silk. There are three colors: black for father, red for mother and blue for boy. The number of blue flags represents the number of boys. The Japanese believe that carp is a symbol of strength and courage, expressing parents' desire that their children and grandchildren become brave and strong soldiers. According to the principle of "respecting children's personality, seeking children's happiness and thanking mothers", this day was designated as a national public holiday.
The origin of Japanese carp flag
The carp flag first appeared in the early Edo period in Japan. People began to draw patterns of carp on paper or cloth and make wind flags to hang on flagpoles. At first, the meaning of this custom is not to "hope for success", but to beg for children, because carp has a particularly strong reproductive ability, and there are pictures of dolls holding carp in China. Later, in the middle of Edo, in order to expand the sales of the carp flag, businessmen hung the carp flag with ambition.
At first, the carp flag was monotonous, and the color was only black. Then the red carp appeared. Because the father in the family is also a boy in a sense, the herring flag represents the father and the red flag represents the child. Later, in modern times, the styles of carp flags increased, and small blue carp flags representing children began to appear, while the original red carp flags were changed to represent mothers. Similarly, the green and pink carp flags of the blue carp are brothers in the family.
In addition to carp of various colors, a flagpole also has a single five-color flag, which is usually hung at the top of the flagpole. This thing actually originated from China's Five Elements Theory. The five colors represent five elements: gold, wood, water, fire and earth. In addition to bringing good luck, the Japanese also believe that this five-element flag can protect children from witchcraft and drive away evil spirits.