Hina Matsuri
Mar 03rd 2009 20:48
March 3rd is "Hina Matsuri" (雛祭り the Dolls' Festival for little girls) in Japan.
It is also known as "Momo no Sekku" (桃の節句 the Peach Season Festival)
This day we wish for the happiness of girls and drink "amazake" and eat "hina arare".(a sweet drink made from fermented rice and rice crackers)
We usually display a set of dolls(雛人形) in our house.
This consists of a emperor doll ("obina" 男雛 )and a empress doll("mebina"女雛) and attendants and some belongings.
A full set of dolls is very large and high.
When I was a child,I had seen the full set in my friend's house.It occupied alomost one room!
There was not any of these dolls in my house.So I made origami dolls and put on my desk.
This set of dolls must put off the day passed.
If you keep it out, it is said that the girl will be past marriageable age!
It is also known as "Momo no Sekku" (桃の節句 the Peach Season Festival)
This day we wish for the happiness of girls and drink "amazake" and eat "hina arare".(a sweet drink made from fermented rice and rice crackers)
We usually display a set of dolls(雛人形) in our house.
This consists of a emperor doll ("obina" 男雛 )and a empress doll("mebina"女雛) and attendants and some belongings.
A full set of dolls is very large and high.
When I was a child,I had seen the full set in my friend's house.It occupied alomost one room!
There was not any of these dolls in my house.So I made origami dolls and put on my desk.
This set of dolls must put off the day passed.
If you keep it out, it is said that the girl will be past marriageable age!
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We usually display a set of dolls(雛人形) in our homes.
They consist of an Emperor doll ("obina" 男雛 ), an Empress doll("mebina"女雛), attendants and some accoutrements.
A full set of dolls is very large and high.
When I was a child,I used to see the full set in my friend's house.
It occupied most of the room!
There were none of these dolls in my house.
So I made origami dolls and put them on my desk.
This set of dolls must put off the day passed. (Not sure about your intended meaning of this sentence)
If you leave them out, it is said that the girl will pass marriageable age!
＞This set of dolls must put off the day passed.
I mean..."After the day( March 3rd) passed,We must pack up them into a box ( or put away them in a closet)
I'll study more.(>_<)
Once the day is over,we must put away the dolls until next year..
Can you pass marriageble age these days?
I passed marriageble age,not these days but long before...
Even thoght there was no hina doll (雛人形） in my house.
Incidentally, my friend who had hina dolls and put away them exactly passed the age too.
She said "This tradition isn't much reliable!"