Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Wednesday In Japan. . . Mia's Shichi-Go-San

When Granddaughter was born our family went to Japan for her
Omiyamairi. It is a Blessing Ceremony.
If you click the link you can read all about it in three short paragraphs.
And a wonderful photo of the Shinto Priest.
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This was held in the Koshikiiwa Jinja Temple.
One special part of the ceremony (that I love) is when the Shinto Priest chants the babies address so the Gods can be sure to find the baby and give their blessing.
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Three years later Mia was back at the Temple for her  Shichi- Go-San Ceremony.
It is for girls who are 3 and 7 and boys who are 5.
It is a celebration of the growth of their child.
Parents pray for their children's prosperity.
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Mia's Japanese Obachan, (Grandmother ) bought her this beautiful Kimono,
for the ceremony.
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Lovely hair decorations.
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Mia and one of the Foo Guardian Dogs
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Such a lovely photo
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Mia's cousin came to her ceremony.
I just adore this photo because it looks like a poster for the New Power Rangers !
Shunji is showing his little boy super air power attack.
 While Mia is fooling everyone with her sweet little girl disguise.
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Then in a split second she calls up her power (super cuteness)
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gathers strength
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and shoots out her purse attack, that is filled with happiness.
All the while smiling and looking fabulous
as the Red Ranger.

Go Go Power Rangers !
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And just because I can here is your mid-week pretty.
This photo is from two trips ago. Sparkly Mia shoes and her guardian
Watson who never left her side.
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mumzilla. . . parsnip
music. . . Only Yesterday,  Soundtrack, Studio Ghibi

And as I said before...
May whatever you believe in find you and bless you too.
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19 comments:

  1. Mia is just adorable! You can tell what a lot of personality she has, too, just from this sequence of pictures. YOu must be so proud of her! I too love the picture of her and her power ranger cousin! :) Thanks for sharing these wonderful pictures.

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    1. Hahahahaha she does have a great personality. She is very animated.

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  2. What absolutely glorious photos of Mia Parsnip.My favourite is number 5 - 'lovely hair decorations'.

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    1. I like them all but the one where her hand is out #7 is a favorite.

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  3. What a beautiful tradition! You have an adorable granddaughter, Gayle!

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    1. I like many of the family type traditions. She is very charming.
      Her parents are always being asked to have her model but she has only done some for a friends business.

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  4. Great post Mom! You blog much better than I do. Only one mistake, that's Hiroki. Shunji is much, much bigger now and in kindergarten. Hiroki is a few months younger than Mia.

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    1. Yes, I looked up the correct spelling of Hiroki and then wrote Shunji ? ? ?
      so bad.

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  5. wow she is adorable!!! and that is the first photo i have seen of you! very pretty.

    hugs, bee
    xoxoxoxoxo

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    1. awwwwwww thanks Bee, that was one of my last "good " days... I needed a smile today.

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    1. He ADORES Mia and is her Guardian. Especially when she was a little one on her first visit. He slept next to her when ever he could.

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  7. hee hee...
    What a fabulous series of photos of Mia-chan! Absolutely delightful! :-)

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  8. What a little sweetie she is - that makes three sweeties with those lovely square ones.

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  9. Mia is super cute in that kimono. A little doll!

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  10. How gorgeous Mia is!
    What joy our grandchildren bring us. I love the idea of letting the
    gods know where the child lives.
    Have a happy weekend.

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  11. One of the comments on your more recent post mentioned Mia's pictures, so I had to backtrack so I could see them, too. (I'm terribly nosy.) Anyway, I'm glad I did. She is absolutely beautiful.

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