Children's/Boy's Day 5-5-2011

May 5 is more commonly known as Cinco De Mayo here in California, but it's also Children's/Boy's Day in the Japanese culture.  It is a day set aside to respect children's personalities and to celebrate their happiness.  To celebrate Baby C's first Boy's Day, my mom bought him a "koi nobori."  It is a carp-shaped flag, which is usually flown the day before the official day.  The black carp represents the father, the red carp represents the mother, and the blue carp represents the son.  The carp is known to swim upstream, which symbolizes a healthy and strong boy.

Baby C with his "koi nobori" (he doesn't look so happy) hahaha