Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Momo no sekku

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Momo no sekku

桃の節句雛祭り雛の節句上巳の節句三月の節句
alternative words: Momono sekku, Joshi no sekku, Sangatsu no sekku, Sangatsuno sekku, Hinamatsuri, Hina matsuri, Girl's day, Doll festival
keywords: festival
related topics: Sekku , Tango no sekku , Edo period , Japanese doll , Heian period , Amazake
related web sites: http://home2.highway.ne.jp/hinachan/
explanation: One of 5 sekku. It is celebrated on March 3 of each year. Initially man had made dolls in paper crafts and let run away on a river with bad fates ("flow away" is synonymous to "forget" in Japanese). Gradually people had forgot the last stage of ceremony and kept dolls. Since Edo period, it has become "girl's festival" by setting up in the home, luxurious Japanese dolls of Heian style (Hina ningyo) on tiered platforms and taking a sweet drink made from fermented rice (Amazake).