Hinamatsuri | |
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Official name | Hinamatsuri then officially became the name of the festival in 1687 |
Also called | Japanese Doll Festival, Girls' Day |
Observed by | Japan |
Type | Religious |
Significance | A Shinto and Japanese cultural holiday |
Celebrations | An annual festival in Japan to celebrate the health and happiness of young girls and women |
Observances | A religious (Shinto) holiday in Japan |
Begins | Hinamatsuri is celebrated annually on March 3rd |
Date | 3 March |
Frequency | annual |
Related to | Shangsi Festival, Samjinnal |
Hinamatsuri (雛祭り), also called Doll's Day or Girls' Day, is a religious (Shinto) holiday in Japan, celebrated on 3 March of each year.[1][2] Platforms covered with a red carpet–material are used to display a set of ornamental dolls (雛人形, hina-ningyō) representing the Emperor, Empress, attendants, and musicians in traditional court dress of the Heian period.[3]: 52
Hina matsuri.