Back Hinamatsuri Afrikaans هينامتسوري Arabic Hinamacuri Czech Hinamatsuri Welsh Hinamatsuri Danish Hina-Matsuri German Χίνα ματσούρι Greek Hinamatsuri Esperanto Hinamatsuri Spanish هیناماتسوری Persian
| Hinamatsuri | |
|---|---|
 Seven-tiered hina doll set | |
| Official name | Hinamatsuri then officially became the name of the festival in 1687 |
| Also called | Japanese Doll Festival, Girls' Day |
| Observed by | Japan |
| Type | Religious |
| Significance | A Shinto and Japanese cultural holiday |
| Celebrations | An annual festival in Japan to celebrate the health and happiness of young girls and women |
| Observances | A religious (Shinto) holiday in Japan |
| Begins | Hinamatsuri is celebrated annually on March 3rd |
| Date | 3 March |
| Frequency | annual |
| Related to | Shangsi Festival, Samjinnal |
Hinamatsuri (雛祭り), also called Doll's Day or Girls' Day, is a religious (Shinto) holiday in Japan, celebrated on 3 March of each year.[1][2] Platforms covered with a red carpet–material are used to display a set of ornamental dolls (雛人形, hina-ningyō) representing the Emperor, Empress, attendants, and musicians in traditional court dress of the Heian period.[3]: 52
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2005). "Hina Matsuri" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 313.
- ^ Sosnoski, Daniel (1996). Introduction to Japanese culture. Tuttle Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 0-8048-2056-2.
Hina matsuri.
- ^ Pate, Alan Scott (2008). Japanese Dolls: The Fascinating World of Ningyo. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-4-8053-0922-3.
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