I was trying to find something traditional in my house.
In the first photo, you can see archery in a glass box.
When my younger brother was born, my grandparents bought it.
I remember that my grandfather told me about the archery. When a family has their first son, they get an ornament expressing strength like archery or armor. It means they hope he will be strong and brave. Families with girls get a doll set displayed on the Girl's Festival day on March 3rd. My family used to have one, but my mother gave her sister's family. So now we have only this archery in the corner of a closet. Actually I didn't even know we still have it.
The second photo is a catalogue of "Furisode" for Coming-of-age Day. Coming-of-age Day(Seijin no hi) is the second Monday of January. We celebrate this day to welcome young people who are 20 or going to be 20 in that year as new members of society. This year, my sister has this ceremony. For that day, she had had her own kimono made almost one year in advance. Lately, it has arrived and she got excited so much.
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It's great that you can find so much traditional Japanese culture in your own home. I like how you take advantage of your native anthropologist status. More details about the objects and events you mention would be helpful. And perhaps some links? A picture of your sister's actual kimono might be more interesting than another catalog photo...
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