Japanese Print "May, 1976 – Boys’ Day Festival: Carp Windsocks" by Takeshi Nishijima
Artist:Takeshi Nishijima
Title:May, 1976 – Boys’ Day Festival: Carp Windsocks
Date:1975
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Source:Worcester Art Museum
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On May 5, the Japanese celebrate Boys’ Day by hanging streamers and colorful fish-shaped windsocks which catch the breeze. Derived from Chinese tradition, the carp symbolize the wish for perseverance and success in later life. Made of paper or cloth, a black carp design represents the father while a red one is for the mother; children are represented with other colors. Boys’ Day has in recent years evolved into Childrens’ Day.