festival traditions
Dates and seasons
food and drink
festival names
vocabulary
100

What is thrown during setsubun?

roasted soybeans/ beans/ peanuts

100

Which month is Girls Day?

March

100

What is the Japanese word for a packed lunchbox?

(o)bentou

100

What is the Japanese name for cherry blossom festival?

ohanami

100

What is the Japanese word for cherry blossom?

sakura

200

What is displayed during Children's Day?

carp streamers and armour

200

Which month is the Star Festival?

July

200

What is the Japanese word for grilled chicken skewers?

yakitori

200

What is the Japanese name for the Star Festival?

tanabata

200

What is the word for festival in Japanese?

matsuri

300

During which month does Gion Matsuri take place?

July

300

Which month is setsubun?

February

300

What is a common festival food that can be white, pink, green, or have toppings. It is usually on a skewer/ stick? It is NOT mochi, but similar.

dango

300

What is the name of the festival where people wear an oni mask?

setsubun

300

What is the name of the colourful strips of paper that people write their wishes on for the Star Festival?

tanzaku

400

What is the purpose of the lanterns that are lit during some festivals?

To guide spirits home, or to farewell spirits

400

Which season, and which months can you see the cherry blossoms in Japan?

spring- late March til early April (peak season)

400

What is the Japanese name for "rice balls" that are balls of rice, covered in seaweed?

onigiri

400

What are 4 facts about Hina Matsuri?

Called "Doll's Festival" or "Girls Day" in English
Held in March
Dolls are displayed
Celebrates girls
Special mochi is eaten
Put dolls away the night of the festival

400

What is the name of the dance performed during Obon?

bon-odori

500

Give 4-5 facts about the Star Festival

Two lovers, separated by the dad
They can meet only once per year
Called tanabata in Japanese
Held on 7/7
Girl was a weaver princess, boy was a cow herder

500

Draw the kanji for one of the seasons and name it in English.

夏 summer
春 spring
冬 winter
秋 autumn

500

What is the special food EATEN at setsubun, and what is interesting about it?

big, fat sushi roll
contains 7 "lucky" ingredients
Eat it facing the "lucky direction"Eat it in silence

500

What are 5 facts about the shichi-go-san?

Called 7-5-3
Families go to shrines
Celebrates girls and boys
They eat a special candy in a special envelope
Girls wear kimono
Boys wear pleated pants (hakama)
Blessed by a priest
To celebrate key milestones for boys and girls

500

What is the name of the special candy eaten at the shichi-go-san?

chitose-ame (100 year candy)

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