Hina Matsuri

every March 3rd in Japan is a special day called Hina Marsuri : Girls' Day or Doll Festival ... or many also call Momo no Sekku : Festival of Peach Flower.

it is a day for girls. if you have a girl/s in your family, it is the day to celebrate them for being a girl/s & wishing for their health & happiness. in our tradition, we decorate special dolls before the day, that is why it is also called Doll Festival. but if you do not put those dolls away before midnight then the girl/s would coursed that she wouldn't find her husband " in time " ... I am not sure what that means now a day since we girls ( yes, please include me :))) do not care much those things any more ... but it is a beautiful custom, hope we keep it.

it is a special day but not holiday. we have a day for Boys, too ... which is simply called for Children's day although it is particularly for boys, and which is a holiday. and we put up carps on a pole in the sky and decorate Japanese armer that day.

more about Hina Matsuri, go to the link : wiki/hina matsuri

this YouTube shows you the variety of Hina dolls




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