Hinamatsuri (Dolls Festival / Girl's Festival)

Hinamatsuri   ひなまつり  is known as the Doll Festival or Girl's Festival and is held on March 3. Even though it's called a "Festival", the event itself is family-based one.

Families who have daughters display the dolls for a few weeks before March 3 and have a party on March 3 with family members and sometimes with friends.

This festival is for families to pray for the daughters' health and happiness.

One interesting thing about Hinamatsuri is that:

"Families generally start to display the dolls in February and take them down immediately after the festival. Superstition says that leaving the dolls past march 4 will result in a late marriage for the daughter.(Wikipedia)"


Thankfully our neighboring towns are having Hinamasuri (Dall Festival) until March 3. You can see a lot of displays of beautiful dolls and experience intersting things.


This is the HP of the Tsuchiura Doll festival.
http://www.ibarakiguide.jp/db_kanko/?detail&id=0800000002427rakiguide.jp/db_kanko/?detail&id=0800000002427


This is the HP of the Makabe Doll festival.
http://www.ibarakiguide.jp/db_kanko/?detail&id=0800000000778