Japanese have been celebrating various seasonal festivals with special IKEBANA. The five important festivals out of them are called GOSEKKU, and special materials are used in IKEBANA.

		January 1	SHOGATSU	(New Year's Day)	MATSU
		March 3	MOMO-NO-SEKKU	(Girls' Festa)	MOMO
		May 5	TANGO-NO-SEKKU	(Boys' Festa)	SHOBU
		July 7	TANABATA MATSURI	(Star Festa)	TAKE
		September 9	CHOYO-NO-SEKKU	(Chrysanthemum Festa)	KIKU

		TAKE	Bamboo			NANTEN	Nandina (Nandida)
		SASA	Bamboo Grass			SUISEN	Narcissus
		TSURU-UME-MODOKI	Bittersweet			MOMO	Peach
		TSUBAKI	Camellia			MATSU	Pine
		SENRYO	Chloranthemum			OMOTO	Rohdea
		KIKU	Chrysamthemum			KANCHIKU	Non-hollow Bamboo
		SHOBU	Iris			BOTAN	Tree Peony
		MIKAN & YUZU	Orange			SHIDARE-YANAGI	Weeping Willow
		UME	Plum (Apricot)			UME-MODOKI	Winterberry
		BOKE	Quince			ROUBAI	Wintersweet