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Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival)
Japanese Girls Day — a prayer for the health and happiness of daughters.
March 3
Why It Matters
Hinamatsuri celebrates the health and happiness of girls. Families display elaborate tiered sets of heirloom dolls representing the Imperial Court and pray for their daughters' future happiness.
How It Is Observed
Displaying hina doll sets on red-carpeted tiers, eating chirashi-zushi, hina-arare rice crackers, and clam soup, peach blossom arrangements, shrine ceremonies for girls.