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2021 A carp streamer swimming in the breeze

 2021 A carp streamer swimming in the breeze

 The wind is fragrant. The wind blowing with the scent of young leaves is pleasant and refreshing, but this year, due to the spread of COVID-19 infection, we were asked to refrain from going out and "STAY HOME" during the third declaration of a state of emergency announcement.                  In the old days, the festival of Dango was an evil event, such as putting irises to the eaves or entering iris baths, but when the samurai government was born, it was regarded as a celebration day for boys over Naotake, which respects samurai. After the war, it was enacted as a holiday as "Children's Day" in hope of healthy growth for children.      There is a legend in China that "a carp that has climbed the waterfall called" Longmen "in the upper reaches of the Yellow River can become a dragon and climb to the heavens", and the dragon is a symbol of the emperor, "Koi Falls Ascending" Is a symbol of success.      In the Edo period, it is said that customs such as the decoration of May dolls and the setting of carp streamers spread among ordinary people, following the samurai whose armor was decorated in inner room and the flag was decorated outdoors.        Carp streamers swim lively with the wind in the atrium of Tsukuda Park and Tsukudajima Elementary School schoolyard, and the voices of children playing in the water echo in Tsukuda Park.