Hinamatsuri
hinamatsuri 雛祭り also called doll day girl day religious shinto holiday japan celebrated march year platform covered red carpet–material used display set ornamental doll 雛人形 hinaningyō representing emperor empress attendant musician traditional court dress heian period hinamatsuri one five seasonal festival 五節句 gosekku held auspicious date lunisolar calendar first day first month third day third month adoption gregorian calendar fixed january march may july september festival traditionally known peach festival 桃の節句 momo sekku peach tree typically began flower around time although longer true since shift gregorian date name remains peach still symbolic festival primary aspect hinamatsuri display seated male female doll obina 男雛 male doll mebina 女雛 female doll represent heian period wedding usually described emperor empress japan doll usually seated red cloth may simple picture folded paper doll intricate carved threedimensional doll elaborate display include multitiered doll stand 雛壇 hinadan doll represent lady court musician attendant sort accoutrement entire set doll accessory called hinakazari 雛飾り number tier doll family may depends budget family normally ensure girl woman set two main doll first hinamatsuri doll usually fairly expensive fivetier set depending quality may handed older generation heirloom hinakazari spends year storage girl woman mother begin setting display day march boy men normally participate may childrens day historically called boy day traditionally doll supposed put away day hinamatsuri superstition leaving doll longer result late marriage daughter family may leave entire month march practically speaking encouragement put everything away quickly avoid rainy season humidity typically follows hinamatsuri historically doll used toy modern time intended display display doll usually discontinued girl woman reach ten year age hinamatsuri preceding day girl woman hold party friend typical food include hinaarare 雛あられ multicolored rice cracker chirashizushi ちらし寿司 raw fish vegetable rice bowl bento box hishi mochi 菱餅 multicolored rice cake ichigo daifuku いちご大福 strawberry wrapped adzuki bean paste sakuramochi 桜餅 ushiojiru うしお汁 clam soup clam shell represent joined pair customary drink shirozake 白酒 lit white sake also called lit sweet sake 甘酒 amazake nonalcoholic sake nagashibina 流し雛 lit doll floating ceremony held around country participant make doll paper straw send boat river carrying one impurity sin location nagashibina doll museum tottori city still follow lunisolar calendar instead march tsurushibina 吊るし雛 lit hanging doll traditional decoration hinamatsuri length coloured cord usually red usually featuring decoration miniature babydolls originally made leftover kimono silk idea repurposing fabric scrap central craft great activity using leftover material tsurushibina limited featuring miniature babydolls also flower ie camellia flower etc shell temari ball colourful triangle represent mountain mount fuji etc etc tassel bottom actual placement order doll left right varies according family tradition location order doll per level layer covering called dankake 段掛 simply himōsen 緋毛氈 red carpet rainbow stripe bottom description follows complete set top tier hold two doll known imperial doll 内裏雛 だいりびな dairibina word dairi mean imperial palace obina holding ritual baton 笏 shaku mebina holding fan pair also known tono 殿 hime 姫 lord princess odairisama 御内裏様 ohinasama 御雛様 honored palace official honored doll although sometimes referred emperor empress represent position particular individual exception doll meiji era actually depict emperor meiji empress shōken two usually placed front gold folding screen byōbu 屏風 placed beside green japanese garden tree optional two lampstands called bonbori 雪洞 paper silk lantern known hibukuro 火袋 usually decorated cherry plum blossom pattern complete set would include accessory placed two figure known sanbō kazari 三方飾 composing two vas artificial peach branch 口花 kuchibana generally speaking kansai style arrangement male right kantō style arrangement left viewer perspective second tier hold three court lady sannin kanjo 三人官女 serve sake male female doll commonly two doll standing side one seated doll people use two seated doll side one standing doll doll viewer left bear shorthandled sake decanter 加えの銚子 kuwae chōshi one viewer right hold longhandled sake decanter 長柄の銚子 nagae chōshi doll middle carry different item kyoto compared rest japan kyoto middle doll carry small platform used celebratory decoration 島台 shimadai upon something auspicious three friend winter 松竹梅 shōchikubai whereas rest japan carry small table 三方 sanpō upon sake cup rested accessory placed lady takatsuki 高坏 stand round tabletop seasonal sweet excluding hishi mochi third tier hold five male musician gonin bayashi 五人囃子 hold musical instrument except singer hold fan small drum 太鼓 taiko seated large drum 大鼓 ōtsuzumi standing hand drum 小鼓 kotsuzumi standing flute 笛 fue yokobue 横笛 seated singer 謡い方 utaikata holding folding fan 扇子 sensu standing ancient set seven ten musician least one female musician two minister 大臣 daijin may displayed fourth tier may emperor bodyguard administrator kyoto minister right 右大臣 udaijin minister left 左大臣 sadaijin sometimes equipped bow arrow representing minister minister right depicted young person minister left older position senior two also doll placed position relative minister right stage right viewer left minister left side two figure covered bowl table 掛盤膳 kakebanzen also referred ozen お膳 well diamondshaped stand 菱台 hishidai bearing diamondshaped hishi mochi minister rightmost mandarin orange tree 右近の橘 ukon tachibana leftmost cherry blossom tree 左近の桜 sakon sakura fifth tier plant hold three helper 仕丁 shichō protector 衛士 eji emperor empress kyōto style viewer left right doll cry drinker nakijōgo 泣き上戸 bearing rake 熊手 kumade angry drinker okorijōgo 怒り上戸 bearing dustpan ちり取り chiritori laughing drinker waraijōgo 笑い上戸 bearing broom 箒 houki kantō style used rest japan viewer left right doll angry drinker okorijōgo 怒り上戸 bearing umbrella hat 台笠 daikasa end pole cry drinker nakijōgo 泣き上戸 bearing shoe platform 沓台 kutsudai laughing drinker waraijōgo 笑い上戸 bearing umbrella 立傘 tachigasa sixth seventh tier various miniature furniture tool carriage etc displayed sixth platform item used within palatial residence tansu 箪笥 chest usually five drawer sometimes swinging outer covering door nagamochi 長持 long chest kimono storage hasamibako 挟箱 smaller clothing storage box placed top nagamochi kyōdai 鏡台 literally mirror stand smaller chest drawer mirror top haribako 針箱 sewing kit box two hibachi 火鉢 brazier daisu 台子 set ocha dōgu お茶道具 cha yu dōgu 茶の湯道具 utensil tea ceremony seventh bottom platform item used away palatial residence jubako 重箱 set nested lacquered food box either cord tied vertically around box stiff handle lock together gokago 御駕籠 御駕篭 palanquin goshoguruma 御所車 oxdrawn carriage favored heian nobility last sometimes known gisha gyuusha 牛車 less common hanaguruma 花車 ox drawing cart flower said first time hina doll shown manner part peach festival young princess meisho succeeded throne abdicating father emperor gomizunoo empress regnant japan time allowed get married meishos mother tokugawa masako created doll arrangement showing meisho blissfully wedded hinamatsuri officially became name festival dollmakers began making elaborate doll festival growing tall foot meter high law passed restricting size time hinakazari evolved include fifteen doll accessory doll became expensive tier added hinadan expensive one could placed reach young child meiji period japan began modernize emperor restored power hinamatsuri deprecated favor new holiday focused emperor supposed bond nation revived focusing marriage family represented japanese hope value doll said represent emperor empress also fostered respect throne holiday spread country via japanese diaspora although remains confined japanese immigrant community descendant golu – similar tradition india hōko doll – talisman doll given young woman age especially pregnant woman japan protect mother unborn child international day girl child international womens day japanese doll japanese festival japanese traditional doll karakuri puppet – japanese clockwork automaton public holiday japan tango sekku yurihonjo hinakaido – annual trail hina doll display yurihonjo city ishii minako girl dayboy day honolulu bess press inc isbn x childrens picture book murguia salvador jimenez hinamatsuri japanese female critical interpretation japanese doll festival journal asia pacific study – pate alan scott ningyo art japanese doll tuttle publishing hinamatsuri doll festival archived october wayback machine hinamatsuri sado niigata japan doll festival video hinamatsuri hinamatsuri girl day doll festival