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Hina Matsuri🎎

It is Hina Matsuri today 🎎
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Hina Matsuri is the Japanese name for Girls’ Day or the Doll’s Festival, which is held on the third of March.⁡
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Families with girls display dolls in their home to pray for healthy growth and happiness for young girls.⁡
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People began displaying dolls in the Edo period. The dolls depict the imperial court. They are dressed in beautiful ancient court costumes.⁡
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Long time ago, people threw paper dolls into rivers and in the sea to drive away evil spirits with them.⁡
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We eat traditional dishes like Chirashi-sushi, clam soup, diamond-shaped rice cakes, and sweet rice crackers on Hina Matsuri.