November 15·Every year

Shichi-Go-San

Japan's 'Seven-Five-Three' festival. Children aged 3, 5, and 7 visit shrines in their finest kimono to give thanks for healthy growth. Chitose-ame — thousand-year candy — is the reward.

Category: Culture
Observed in: Japan

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Xi Jinping replaced Hu Jintao as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, succeeding as the paramount leader of China.

2022The world population reached eight billion.
2020Lewis Hamilton wins the Turkish Grand Prix and secures his seventh drivers' title, equalling the all-time record held by Michael Schumacher.
2017A flood a few miles outside of Athens results in the death of 25 people.