"Girls Day" redirects here. For the South Korean girl group, see Girl's Day. For other uses, see Girls' Day (disambiguation).
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 3March 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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