Hinamatsuri
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History
Since the 8th century, it was traditional to have special days for children twice a year—March 3 for girls[4] and May 5 for boys.[5]
Display
The focus of attention on Hinamatsuri is a display of dolls which are dressed in the fashion of the Heian period. The group of dolls represent the Imperial court (hina ningyō).[2]
The Japanese term for the display steps is Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value)..[2] There may be five or seven steps.
The Kantō region and Kansai region have different placement orders of the dolls from left to right, but the order of dolls per level are the same.
First platform, the top
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The male doll is traditionally on the right, but sometimes the doll is on the left.
Second platform
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Third platform
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Fourth step
Two Imperial ministers (daijin) may be displayed on the fourth tier
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Hinamatsuri Media
Empress Kōjun attending the festival with her daughters, c. 1940
18th-century mebina, Empress doll, on display at Musée d'ethnographie de Genève
18th century obina, Emperor doll, on display at Musée d'ethnographie de Genève
Hinamatsuri store display in Seattle, Washington featuring all 7 tiers.
An Emperor doll with an Empress doll, in front of a gold screen. The optional lampstands are also partially visible.
(video) A five platform doll set.
Tsurushibina is a variation of the traditional Hina-Ningyō dolls (Kanzo-Yashiki, Kōshū, Yamanashi Prefecture).
Related pages
References
- ↑ Sosnoski, Daniel. (1996). Introduction to Japanese culture, p. 10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hina Matsuri" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 313.
- ↑ Hinamatsuri at About.com Archived 2009-10-10 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2013-3-3.
- ↑ Ginkoya, Girl's Day Archived 2007-03-04 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2013-3-6.
- ↑ Japanese American National Museum, "Koinobori: Celebrating the Spirit of Boys Day"; retrieved 2013-3-6.
- ↑ The words dairi means "Imperial palace".
- ↑ The word hime means "girl" or "princess".
Other websites
Media related to Hinamatsuri at Wikimedia Commons
