Hina Matsuri Is the Dolls Festival and Girls Day.
Hina Matsuri is celebrated on the 3rd March. I had hoped to post something about Hina Matsuri before the day, so I am so sorry I am late wishing all The Spillers a happy Hina Matsuri.
Hina Matsuri is one of the nicest festivals in Japan and it is the Dolls Festival and Girls Day. It is a day to celebrate daughters in families and to appreciate the joy that girls bring to a family and to pray that they have a peaceful, happy and fulfilled life.
Kannon The Goddess of Mercy
The traditional festival of Hina Matsuri is very old and unique to Japan.
I wrote an article about Hina Matsuri two years ago and I link to it later if you want to learn more, but I really just wanted to wish all the daughters of The Spillers a wonderful Hina Matsuri
I also keep the day of Hina Matsuri to pray for all those little girls in Asia and the world that are not so fortunate and to ask Kannon – the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy to look over and protect little girls everywhere.
If you would like to learn more about HIna Matsuri Please check my old post
Here: – Hina Matsuri
Finally here is my favourite Hina Matsuri song, the translation is on the old post.
Mina san ! ! ! Ureshii Hinamatsuri ! ! !
And a happy, belated, girlies day to you too.
HI Mr P ! ! !
I hope Ubuette had a lovely day – and you too of course ! ! !
Love you forever
Sakura x x x
Hi Sakura: I did indeed have a super Hina Matsuri – one of my doll-collecting friends posted about it on our Facebook page and the rest of us agreed it was a really good idea! (We are not all girlies though.)
Hi TFD ! ! !
Does she also collect Hina Matsuri dolls ? ? ?
I am really happy you had a lovely day ! ! !
Love
Sakura X X X
I don’t know – she posted a photo with two of the dolls we all collect (Sashas) next to two very tiny Japanese dolls. I’ll ask her!
I’ve just looked it up and note that the Hino Matsuri dolls are displayed on steps covered with red carpet – we Sasha doll collectors recently held a virtual Oscars where we posted photos of our dolls standing on red carpet – kind of the secular equivalent ? ? ?
I think it is great you has an “oscar” ceremony for your dolls ! ! ! It sounds really fun. The red is a very meaningful colour in Japanese culture. I think that when Mr P and I get to the letter R in our A to Z maybe I will write about it there.