Setting up dolls for Girl's Day
In Japan, March 3rd is Girl’s Day which is called Hina-matsuri (Doll Festival). Parents of a new born baby girl go out and by a set of hina dolls (or they use the dolls that have been passed down from generation to generation). Each year the dolls are set up in the house of the girl.
When Jana and I went over to Hiromi’s house to cook we were also invited to help set up Hiromi’s dolls for Girl’s Day. Hiromi's mom mentioned that she thought that Jana and I might enjoy helping put out the dolls for dolls day. Thus the four of us (Hiromi’s mom, Hiromi, Jana and I) set up the dolls for dolls day. Jana and I were honored that Hiromi’s mom asked to take part in this tradition. We had a wonderful time dressing the dolls and learning where to put the dolls. I also think that Hiromi and her mom enjoyed having us there to take part in this tradition.
Girls Day
Girls Day is celebrated on March 3rd and it is tradition to put dolls out for your daughter. You buy the dolls when she is born and put them up every year. We were invited to help Hiromi set up her dolls this year.
First Two
Jana and Hiromi just put up the first two dolls.
Adding a doll
I am adding the middle doll to the row.
Mother and Daughter
Hiromi and her mom
Working on Dressing the dolls
Hiromi's mom and I are working on dressing the dolls.
Adding two dolls
Adding two of the dolls
Adding a doll
Adding another doll
Dressing the dolls
Dressing the doll, it is rather hard
The final product
We had a great time!
The Emperor
The top doll
The Empress
The other top doll
As you can tell from the pictures, the dolls are a bit old (they are Hiromi’s age and no I won’t tell you how old that is). Each doll has great detail on the face and on the clothes and no doll looks the same in a set. It was a challenge to figure out what doll went where and with what prop but I think we got it correct.