This month I saw many families with beautifully dressed up children in Shimogamo Shrinenear my house.  The event of “The Seven-Five-Three Festival”

(a festival for 3-year-old boys and girls, 5-year-old boys and 7-year-old girls), which originally meant to wish for the children’s healthy growth and happiness and set on the November 15th, seems to become more and more important and glamorous.  Even for me, my parents dressed me in a kimono and took me to that famous shrine.  It was long time ago, but I still have some photos of myself in kimono.

The photos here show the trees of autumn foliage on the shrine’s premise.  

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If you have a favorite character or phrase that you would like me to write, please let me know by sending it (them) to my address,　chio_art@yushokai.com. 

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今月は家の近くの下鴨神社でも綺麗に着飾った子供たちやそのご家族をよく見かけました。元々は子供の健康や幸福を祈るための七五三も益々盛大になっていく気がします。私も一応やってもらって、7歳のときの下鴨神社での着物姿の写真が残っています。

この写真は、下鴨神社境内の今の紅葉した木々です。

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さて、私の書で見てみたいと思われるお好きな字や、言葉などがありましたら、chio_art@yushokai.com宛にお教えください。

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The Seven-Five-Three Festival/

Even the thin little nape has wishes to make/

Calligraphy and translation by Chio

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