Monday, February 18, 2013

春の風物詩(haru no fuubutsushi) 1  Special Attractions of Spring

ひな祭り(ひなまつり、hina-matsuri)




Hina-matsuri is the Doll Festival or Girls' Festival observed on March 3. Dolls dressed in beautiful Heian-era costumes and representing the Emperor, Empress, and their court are displayed to celebrate the growth of the family's girls and to express their hopes that they will become as graceful and beautiful as the Heian nobility.




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