The Dolls' Festival

March 3, 2006

In Japan, it's the day of "The Dolls' Festival(雛祭：ひなまつり hina-matsuri)" today !

Many families that have girls celebrate the day to wish for their girls' growth and happiness - especially to get married well. The dolls are usually displayed at the beginning of February. According to a Japanese common saying: If they didn't tidy away their dolls as soon as the festival finished, the girls would lose their chance of marriage. So almost all of the families that have girls tidy them away immediately after March 3.