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A ceremony of considerable importance is when children begin primary schools. Japanese schools have special ceremony for the new children beginning school. I don't know a great deal about the ceremony at this time, but I believe the older students welcome the new children to their school. Parents attend to watch. The ceremony normally takes place in the school gymnasium converted into an auditorium for the ceremony. Folding chair are brought out for all those attending the ceremony. There are flowers, often cyrsanthums to decorate the gymnasium. This is certainly a major event in the life of every Japanese child. The new children may be presented to the whole school in thie ceremony. The parents or at least the mothers are present in the audience. I think it was common to have a portrait taken. Often an older student after the ceremony is assigned to help the new student learn about the school. Normlly the new boys wear suits and the girls dresses for the ceremony. This occurs even at schools where there is no uniform and he children wear casul clothes. Parents also dress up for the ceremony. Fathers wear business suits. Mothers dress variously. Many wear Western dresses, but we see quite a number of the mothers at some schools wearing kimonos.
A ceremony of considerable importance is when children begin primary schools. Japanese schools have special ceremony for the new children beginning school. I don't know a great deal about the ceremony at this time. The ceremonies vary from school to school. There are some common elements. I believe the older students often welcome the new children to their school. Parents attend to watch. The ceremony normally takes place in the school gymnasium converted into an auditorium for the ceremony. Folding chair are brought out for all those attending the ceremony. There are flowers, often cyrsanthums to decorate the gymnasium. This is certainly a major event in the life of every Japanese child. The new children may be presented to the whole school in thie ceremony. The parents or at least the mothers are present in the audience. I think it was common to have a portrait taken. Often an older student after the ceremony is assigned to help the new student learn about the school.
The First Day ceremony is a formal event and everyone dresses up for it. Normlly the new boys wear suits and the girls dresses for the ceremony. For many boys these suits are purchased especially for the occassion.. I assume the same is true for the girls' dresses, but I am less sure about this. This occurs even at schools where there is no uniform and he children wear casul clothes. Parents also dress up for the ceremony. Fathers wear business suits. Mothers dress variously. Many wear Western dresses, but we see quite a number of the mothers at some schools wearing kimonos.
After the First Day ceremony, teachers take the new children to their classes. We do not know a lot about what happens that first day. The teachers will have to aquaint the children with their new school and classroom. This will in part mean explaining some of the school rules and behavior expectations. For the new children a new school can be a very daunting experience. It often seems very large and strange. So the children need to be reassured. Here each school and teacher is a little different. We note at one private school the children being shown how to bow properly.
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