May 5th is a national holiday to celebrate the growth and health of all children, but originally this day was a boys’ day.
Families with boys display miniature samurai armor, helmets and dolls representing famous feudal generals and other heroes because they’d like their sons to grow as strong as warriors. Some families also fly carp-shaped streamers outside of their houses. Those streamers symbolize strength and success in life because Chinese legends say carp became dragons when they swam up whitewater rapids.
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