Children's Day 2021
In 2021, the Garden of the Phoenix held its first annual Children's Day, which comes every year on May 5. Children's Day in Japan is a day set aside to respect children's personalities and to celebrate their happiness.
Koi windsocks celebrate the spirit of courage and persistence in children. Koi swim up river in the spring to spawn. Legend has it that one koi persisted for 100 years in its effort to climb a waterfall. It finally grew in strength and determination until it made it to the top, so the gods turned the koi into a flying golden dragon.
Join us the week of May 5 to honor all the growing "golden dragons" who visit the garden. The waterfall will gush forth, there will be food for our koi, and we'll have games and activities to celebrate.
