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Ceremonies, 15 Nov 2026

Shichi-Go-San

Japan's "seven-five-three" day for young children, whose first rite, for three-year-olds, was once about letting the hair grow.

Shichi-Go-San, "seven-five-three", is held on 15 November, when families take girls aged three and seven and boys aged five to a Shinto shrine to give thanks for their health. The first of its old rites, for three-year-olds, was the kamioki, the "leaving of the hair": a child's head was traditionally kept shaved from soon after birth until the age of three, and from then the hair was allowed to grow. The hair rite has faded, but many girls still have their hair dressed for the day, often with kanzashi, ornamental hairpins.

Hairstyles tied to Shichi-Go-San

KanzashiHair ornaments worn by girls on the dayFirst haircutChildhood hair rites around the worldNihongamiTraditional Japanese hairstyles

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