葛根湯・般若湯・金平糖

Maki Hino

Blue-Light-Yokohama (2024)

This depicts a song I loved as a child. When the song started playing, my mind went to Yokohama, a city I had never been to.

日野まき

ブルー·ライト·ヨコハマ (2024)

これは私が子供の頃に大好きだった歌を描いたもの。 歌が流れ出すと心には行ったことのないヨコハマが浮かびました。

Sayuri Sasai

"Bringing Chitose-ame (candy) to visit the shrine"

笹井さゆり「千歳飴(ちとせあめ)を持ってお宮参りへ」

Shichigosan in the Edo period

An event to wish for the healthy growth of children.

It was not called ‘Shichi-Go-San’, but different ceremonies were held for each age group. They change their hairstyle and kimono and take the first step towards adulthood.

A time when becoming an adult was difficult.

The average life expectancy in the Edo period is said to have been in the 30s.

One of the factors contributing to such a low average is the high infant mortality rate. It was not uncommon for them to die before they reached the age of seven.

江戸時代の七五三

子供の健やかな成長を願う行事。

「七・五・三」とは呼ばず、それぞれの年齢で異なる儀式を行いました。髪型や着物を変えて、大人への一歩を踏み出します。

大人になるのが難しかった時代

江戸時代の平均寿命は三十歳台と言われます。

平均値がこれだけ低い要因の一つは、乳幼児の死亡率が高い事。七歳を迎える前に死んでしまうケースが珍しくなかったのです。

Hitoshi Kiyohara (1896-1956) ‘Shichi-Go-San’

清原斉(1896-1956)「七五三 」

<Origin of the Shichi-Go-San>.

Shichi-Go-San is held nationwide in autumn. Each age has its own meaning.

　3 years of age: grown up enough to wear their hair.

　Age 5: Ceremony to put on hakama for the first time.

　Age 7: Fastening the obi and starting to wear a kimono.

The wish for the safe growth of the child is always the same.

Today, 15 November, is Shichi-Go-San Day. There is a theory that during the Genroku era (1688-1704), candy seller Shichibei in Asakusa started selling red and white stick candy, called Sennenameame, to wish people a long and healthy life.

＜七五三の由来＞

秋に全国的に行われている七五三。それぞれの年齢に意味があるといいます。

　3歳　髪を結うほどに成長

　5歳　はじめて袴をつける儀式

　7歳　帯を締めて着物を着るようになる

子の無事な成長を願う気持ちはいつの時代も同じですね。

本日11月15日は七五三の日です。元禄時代に浅草の飴売り七兵衛が、紅白の棒飴を千年飴と言い、細く長くいつまでも健康で長生きします様にと、売り始めた説もあります。