Preparation for Hina Matsuri or Doll's Festival

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It is perhaps too early to prepare for this festival since Hina matsuri / Doll's festival or Girl's Day  should be celebrate on every third day of March but dad were just so excited to display my dolls so that I can enjoy looking at them.  During Girl's day here in Japan every family who has a young daughter displays a set of ornamental dolls or Hina Ningyou in a seven red platforms like the Image below.




Image from Wikipedia

The top platform represents imperial dolls consist of  the emperor and the empress (Odairisama & Ohinasama). Other platform represents their assistants , entertainers, musicians  in traditional court dress of the Heian period. (Reference: Wikipedia )

Anyway since our living room is a little crowded and providing a layout for all these dolls and accessories needs a larger space so mom and dad ended  for only one platform, the  Emperor and Empress dolls and the three court ladies, the Bonbori (lamp), tree of flowers.

Dad said that after the celebration it is better to keep these dolls soon because if not it is believe a daughter cannot marry someone. :)


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4 comments:

  1. Hi baby Erika.. belated happy birthday.

    My gosh, thanks for this info. I didn't know about it, kaya pala my MIL was asking ask which type do we want for Anzu, and when we checked out those in babies' r us, thats too much pricey for me hihi... sou iu imi ka.. sou ka

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  2. Hi baby Erika.. belated happy birthday.

    My gosh, thanks for this info. I didn't know about it, kaya pala my MIL was asking ask which type do we want for Anzu, and when we checked out those in babies' r us, thats too much pricey for me hihi... sou iu imi ka.. sou ka

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  3. hello little one! sorry na late pag greet ng happy birthday si Tita Kikamz! nwei, Happy 1st Birthday dear!

    Baby Sam won't be here in Japan during the Hina Matsuri.. she will be in the Philippines so we won't be purchasing the dolls. Buti na lang! As bambie said, they're too pricey! Hihihi!

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  4. @ Babbie & Kikamz I agree they are too pricey :) fortunately my husband found all these dolls in our stock room that is why we did not need to buy a new set of this dolls.

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