Japan: Holidays & Celebrations
[o-shogatsu] [seijin-no-hi] [o-bon] [tsukimi] [taiku-no-hi] [omisoka]
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Allen, Caron. Glimpses of Japan Through Comics. Urbana: Illinois Univ., 1985. ED 283 751.
One of the units in this publication deals with the celebration of hina matsuri (Girls' Day).
Des Chenes, Kathryn, and Navaz P. Bhavnagri. Japan Through Folktales and Activities: A Unit for Kindergarten. 1992. ED 352 212.
This report describes an intervention to improve American kindergarten children's understanding of Japanese culture and includes activities that focus on housing, food, holidays, and children's activities in Japan.
Ottenheimer, Laurence. Japan: Land of Samurai and Robots. Ossining: Young Discovery Library, 1988. ED 320 823.
This book has a section in which Japanese holidays are discussed.
Selected Multicultural Instructional Materials. Olympia: Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1983. ED 240 217.
Booklet #7 (of a ten-booklet series) centers around Japan and the Japanese celebration of kodomo-no-hi (Children's Day).
Contact ERIC/ChESS for information about obtaining copies of the above resources.
CURRICULUM
Natsu Matsuri. East Asian Resource Center, Univ. of Washington, Thomson Hall DR-05, Seattle, WA 98195. Tel. (206) 543-1921. $8.00 (Grades K-8)
This booklet provides a study of Japan's summer festivals, with material on the meaning of dance, song, decorations, and food in the contemporary celebrations of tanabata and o-bon.
Japan activity sheets. Boston Children's Museum Shop, Attn: Miriam, 300 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210. Tel. (617) 426-6500, ext. 236. $5.95+shipping (Grades K-6)
A packet of ten activity sheets developed in 1985 include directions for paper dolls, New Year's cards, and carp streamers.
Museum kits. Boston Children's Museum, Museum Wharf, 300 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210. Tel. (800) 370-5487. $20/one-week rental; $30/two-week rental (does not include shipping)
The Museum provides a series of discovery kits, exhibit kits, and curriculum units on Japan, available for loan nationwide. Titles includes: "Japanese Children's Day" and "Japanese New Year."
Obon by Ruth Suyenaga (1994). Modern Curriculum Press, P.O. Box 2649, Columbus, OH 43216. Tel. (800) 321-3106; fax (614) 771-7361. (Grades 2-4)
Part of the Multicultural Celebrations series, there is an illustrated book ($6.35), cassette ($7.95), teaching guide ($5.99).
Cooperation in Japan. SPICE, Institute for International Studies, Littlefield Center, Room 14C, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. Tel. (800) 578-1114. $42.95+shipping (Grades K-3)
The theme of cooperation is explored through slides of a children's book from Japan, the making of a carp streamer, and slides of a children's sports festival in Japan. An audio tape of the story in Japanese and English accompanies this unit.
SUGGESTED READINGS
Araki, Nancy K., and Jane Horii. Matsuri: Festival! Japanese American Celebrations & Activities. Torrance: Heian International, 1985.
Brandon, Reiko Mochinaga, and Barbara B. Stephan, eds. Spirit and Symbol: The Japanese New Year. Honolulu: Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1994.
Ekiguchi, Kunio, and Ruth S. McCreery. Japanese Crafts and Customs: A Seasonal Approach. Uchiyama, ed. New York: Kodansha International, 1993.
Humphrey, Grace. Stories of the World's Holidays. Detroit: Omnigraphics, 1990.
Japan Travel Bureau, ed. Festivals of Japan: Illustrated. Tokyo: Japan Travel Bureau, 1985.
Vilhar, Gorazd, and C. Anderson. Matsuri: World of Japanese Festivals. New York: Weatherhill, 1995.
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