Children's Day

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"Spring is upon us! Flowers and warmer temperatures are a prelude to summer fun! It makes me want to fly a kite. Or a windsock. Be on the lookout for one!"
— Bulletin Board, Animal Crossing
PG Windsocks.png
Windsocks set up around town near Children's Day in Animal Crossing.
Occurrence
May 5th
Time All day
Host Tortimer [nb 1]
Isabelle [nb 2]
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 こどもの日
 日本儿童节
 Jour des enfants
 Día del Niño
 Giorno dei bambini
 День ребенка
 단고노셋쿠
 日本兒童節
 Jour des enfants
 Día del Niño
 Kodomo no Hi
 Kodomo no Hi

Children's Day, or Boy's Day, is an event in the Animal Crossing series that occurs on May 5. It is celebrated in Doubutsu no Mori, Doubutsu no Mori+, Doubutsu no Mori e+, and in Japanese towns in Animal Crossing: City Folk and Animal Crossing: New Leaf. It also appears as a Nook Shopping seasonal event beginning in the 1.10.0 Free Update of Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Appearances[edit]

In Doubutsu no Mori[edit]

In Doubutsu no Mori, carp windsocks will appear around town from April 29 to May 5. The player will receive a letter from Mom on the actual day.

The event and carp flags were removed from Dòngwù Sēnlín.

In Doubutsu no Mori+, Animal Crossing, and Doubutsu no Mori e+[edit]

Tortimer speaking to the player on Children's Day in Doubutsu no Mori+

During Children's Day in Doubutsu no Mori+ and Doubutsu no Mori e+, Tortimer will appear near the shrine. If spoken to, he will give the player a locomotive model. In Animal Crossing, this item is instead obtained on Father's Day. Additionally, from April 20 to May 5, windsocks appear around the player's town. While the event itself does not occur in Animal Crossing, the windsocks remain.

In City Folk[edit]

The carp banner in City Folk

In Japanese towns in Animal Crossing: City Folk, Tortimer appears outside town hall on Boy's Day and gives the player a newsprint helmet if spoken to.

Additionally, a carp banner was distributed in Japan via WiiConnect24 in celebration of the event.

In New Leaf[edit]

In Japanese towns in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Isabelle appears in the plaza on Boy's Day and gives the player a newsprint helmet if spoken to.

In New Horizons[edit]

Promotional image of Children's Day in New Horizons, featuring the carp banner

Although Children's Day does not appear in Animal Crossing: New Horizons as a standard event, it appears as a Nook Shopping seasonal event beginning in the 1.10.0 Free Update, for the first time being celebrated internationally. From April 28 to May 5, the player can purchase a carp banner and a newsprint helmet from Nook Shopping.

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. In Animal Crossing only
  2. In New Leaf only


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