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Japanese people have been celebrating various seasonal occasions with special IKEBANA. Out of them, five typical festivals are called GOSEKKU, and symbolic flowers are used in IKEBANA.
| Jan 1 |
SHOGATSU |
(New Year's Day) |
MATSU (Pine tree) |
| Mar 3 |
MOMO-NO-SEKKU |
(Girls' Festa) |
MOMO (Peach) |
| May 5 |
TANGO-NO-SEKKU |
(Boys' Festa) |
SHOBU (Iris) |
| Jul 7 |
TANABATA |
(Star Festa) |
TAKE (Bamboo) |
| Sep 9 |
CHOYO-NO-SEKKU |
(Chrysanthemum
Festa) |
KIKU (Chrysanthemum) |
Flowers and Plants used in Auspicious Occasions
TAKE
(Bamboo) |
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NANTEN
(Nandina, Nandida) |
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SASA
(Bamboo Grass) |
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SUISEN
(Narcissus) |
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TSURU-UME-MODOKI
(Bittersweet) |
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MOMO
(Peach) |
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TSUBAKI
(Camellia) |
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MATSU
(Pine tree) |
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SENRYO
(Chloranthemum) |
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OMOTO
(Rohdea) |
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KIKU
(Chrysamthemum) |
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KANCHIKU
(Non-hollow Bamboo) |
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SHOBU
(Iris) |
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BOTAN
(Tree Peony) |
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MIKAN & YUZU
(Orange) |
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SHIDARE-YANAGI
(Weeping Willow) |
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UME
(Plum, Apricot) |
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UME-MODOKI
(Winterberry) |
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BOKE
(Quince) |
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ROUBAI
(Wintersweet) |
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