Hakamagi - Hakamagi

Japanese: 袴着 - はかまぎ

Also called chakko. This is a ceremony in which a child is dressed in hakama for the first time. In the past, it was performed between the ages of 3 and 7, regardless of gender, and after the Edo period, it was fixed for boys aged 5. During the Heian period, it was mainly performed among nobles, but later it became popular among samurai and then commoners. The child is made to stand on a go board facing the auspicious direction, dressed in a hemp kamishimo (a traditional Japanese formal kimono), put on hakama starting from the left foot, and is allowed to wear two swords for the first time. The child is asked to be the father or a person in a high position, or a healthy couple with prosperous descendants, and the child is invited to the family shrine, visits the homes of relatives and acquaintances, or holds a small party at home to celebrate. Since the early modern period, it has been performed on November 15 of the lunar calendar, and became the custom of Shichigosan (November 15).

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Japanese:

着袴 (ちゃっこ) ともいう。幼児に初めて袴をはかせる儀式。古くは男女の別なく3～7歳の間に行い，江戸時代以降5歳の男児に定着した。平安時代にはもっぱら公家の間に行われたものであるが，のちに武家，さらに庶民の間にも行われるようになった。幼児を吉の方角に向けて碁盤の上に立たせ，麻の裃 (かみしも) を着せ，左の足から袴をはかせ，初めて双刀を差させた。父親か高職にある人や夫婦健全で子孫隆盛な人を親と頼み，氏神に詣で，親戚や知人宅を訪ねたり，自宅に客を招いて小宴を開いて祝った。近世以降旧暦 11月 15日に行われるようになり，七五三 (11月 15日) の風習となった。

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