hakama-fitting ceremony
A traditional Japanese ceremony in which a child (usually a boy) wears a hakama for the first time, often at the age of five or seven. Now largely historical or practiced in certain traditional settings.
See also: 袴
Some families perform the hakama-fitting ceremony during the Shichi-Go-San festival.
Compound of 袴 (hakama, a traditional divided skirt) and 着 (ki, wearing), with rendaku voicing. The exact historical origin of the ceremony is uncertain, but it is associated with Heian-period court practices.