Culture/History

Girl’s Day

It’s been a year since I uploaded the article about Japan’s Girl’s Day last year. Time flies! We never thought the COVID-19 pandemic would continue this long.. Clearly our life has changed since then. This year, we had a little celebration of Girls’s Day with my family as this was my niece’s first time in […]

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Culture/History

Hinamatsuri – Girl’s Day in Japan

What is Hinamatsuri? March 3rd is called a “Hinamatsuri” day in Japan to celebrate female children and pray for their continued health and happiness. It is also known as “Momo no Sekku”, peach festival, where families display ceramic dolls dressed in the ornate, decorative robes of the ancient imperial court (“Hina-ningyo”). The tradition to celebrate […]

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