May 5 is Children's Day in Japan, they observe Tango-No-Sekku (Boy's Festival) to celebrate children's healthy growth and happiness. From late April to early May families display brightly colored carp streamers hoisted on a bamboo pole outside their homes called Koi-Nobori, a carp is flown for each son in the family - with the sizes ranging from big (eldest) to small (youngest). Why the carp? the Japanese consider it the most spirited of fish, because of its strength, vigor, and perseverance when swimming upstream.
Inside the house, families display armor, swords, bows, and Boy's Day Dolls (gogatuningyo). The kuma0rila blog has now put up this new Relax Bear papercraft with Relax Bear (Rilakkuma) himself on a carp suit and his friend Korilakkuma wearing a cute red apron of some sort.
Relax Bear Papercraft - Children's Day [kuma0rila]
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The 25 Mini Christmas House Papercraft Ornaments were last year's xmas gifts by Delphine Doreau (Non Dairy Diary), this year, the gifts are twice the size and eve more cuter. One house per week, so stay tuned for more.
25 cute mini house ornaments by illustrator Delphine Doreau, fun and festive designs for the winter holiday. Hang them on your Christmas tree or in your office.
Easter season is nearing once again, for the religious types this means a time for celebrating the Resurrection of Christ, but for those that are not into this kinds of things - the secular types - it's going to be a fun holiday filled with chocolate Easter eggs, marshmallow bunnies, Peeps, jelly beans ^_^.
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