注連

しめ

rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; cordoning off; cordoning-off sign

Also written 標、七五三

Meaning

n abbreviation
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
n archaic
cordoning off; cordoning-off sign

多くの子供たちが七五三の祝いに着飾っていた。

Many children dressed up for the Shichigosan Festival.
今年は娘の七五三だ。

Our daughter will be in the Shichi-Go-San festival this year.
七五三は11月15日です。男の子は3歳と5歳、女の子は3歳と7歳にあたるその祭りに、子どもの成長を祝い、晴着を着せて神社に詣る。

November 15th is the seven-five-three festival, when parents with boys of five, girls of seven and either boys or girls of three celebrate their children's maturation, dress them in gay clothes and take them to shrines where they pray for their children's future.