Children’s Day Exhibit
May 4 – June 6
During the post-war years, Children’s Day became a national holiday of Japan. Formerly celebrated as Boy’s Day on May 5th, the holiday was renamed and refocused in 1948 to also honor the role of Mothers, to shift away from Japan’s patriarchal past and move toward peace and equality.
Celebrate our children and mothers. Our Children’s Day exhibit is on loan from the Berkeley Buddhist Temple on behalf of Andrew Shepherd, and from Margaret and Dennis Lee, and Mitsuko Umemoto.
