Hisako Migita from Yakima, Washington is dressed for Shichi-Go-San Ceremony

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Migita and Sakahara Collection

Shichi-Go-San is a traditional Japanese rite of passage and festival day for three- and seven-year-old girls, five-year-old and sometimes three-year-old boys, held annually on November 15 to celebrate the growth and well-being of young children.

c. 1920's

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Courtesy of David Perley

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