Betty Reynolds - Japanese Celebrations: Cherry Blossoms, Lanterns and Stars!

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Rawa Gelam IV No. 9 Jakarta 13930 Tel: (62) 21 4682-1088 Fax: (62) 20 461-0206 cs@javabooks.co.id 12 11 10 09 8 7 6 5 4 Printed in Malaysia Tuttle Publishing is a registered trademark of Tuttle Publishing, a division of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. Hina Matsuri The Doll FestivalMarch 3rd On the 3rd day of March, families celebrate their pride in their daughters by displaying dolls of the Emperor and Empress in a prominent place in the home. Some doll sets also include all of the Imperial court attendants, musicians and possessions. These dolls are not played with. They are usually gifts from the grandparents or inherited from the girls mother, and are quite delicate and expensive! They are unwrapped with ceremony, admired for a few weeks and then put back in their boxes.

One popular superstition says if the dolls arent returned to their boxes soon after the 3rd, the daughters will not get married. There are various types of hina dolls. Some are made of paper. Other Traditions Observed for Hina Matsuri

and other sushi rice dishes are enjoyed during Hina Matsuri.

Clams cooked in broth are another must. A sweet sak made without alcohol Green tea Tiny sugar spheres is wrapped in an edible cherry leaf. Sweets made from sticky rice and sweet beans Children like to make hina dolls out of paper. Sweets made from sticky rice and sweet beans

Here are two styles you can make!

C Now fold top corner down.

D Fold bottom half up as shown below