Who gives the New Year decorations?

It is customary for hagoita to be given by the mother's family (grandparents) .

In recent years, the number of couples who do not have betrothal gifts is increasing, but in the old days in Japan, it was common practice for the bride's family to provide a betrothal gift and for the bride's family to prepare a trousseau. For that reason, in addition to hagoita, most decorations to celebrate a child's growth, such as formal attire for shrine visits, Hina dolls, and carp streamers, were treated as trousseau gifts.

◆With the changing times◆

In recent years, with the trend towards nuclear families and changes in lifestyle, more and more parents are being flexible and not too strict about traditions. In some cases, both families contribute money, in other cases the father prepares the gift, and in other cases the father purchases the gift himself without relying on his parents.