Carp Streamers (Japan)

Last modified: 2002-02-23 by phil nelson
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These are flown in Japan on May 5 (Children's day holiday).

Japanese carp streamers were developed mid 18th century in Edo era to celebrate birth of son. The design was inspired by a Chinese legend that a strong carp can become a dragon if it goes up a waterfall. Parents wished their son would become a strong man like a carp going up falls.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 4 September 2000