Camellia Tea CeremonyIt's a little late, but the dolls are ready to greet the guests🎎🍑🙇♂️
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👋🎎DAY OF THE DOLLS🌸🥰
Some time in February families begin to unwrap and display a set of ornamental dolls called 'Hina-ningyō' (雛人形). These dolls lie at the heart of the 'Hina Matsuri' (雛祭り) celebrations on March 3rd.
In English it is known as "Doll’s Day" or "Girls’ Day".
Central to Hina Matsuri is a set of dolls, collectively known as 'Hinakazari' (雛飾り).
Traditionally girls received the main figures, a male doll 'Obina' (男雛) and female doll 'Mebina' (女雛), before their first birthday.
Even today an entire doll set can be fairly expensive!
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Hina Matsuri evolved from 1 of the 'Go-sekku' (五節句), 5 events held on auspicious days throughout the year.
Imported by the imperial court from China, these festivals now coincide with the 1st January, 3rd March, 5th May, 7th July and 9th September.
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Because peach trees flowered around the original date of the celebration, it was first known as the 'Peach Festival' (桃の節句 'Momo-no-Sekku').
When the Gregorian calendar was adopted the festival fell outside the blooming period, and so it was renamed 'Hana Matsuri'.
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When the Gregorian calendar was adopted the festival fell outside the blooming period, and so it was renamed 'Hana Matsuri'.
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In 1625, to celebrate the Peach Festival, the ladies at court had a set of dolls made for Okiko (興子), daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo.
Playing with (雛遊び 'hina asobi') and displaying dolls became linked to the old festival, and in 1687 the name was changed to 'Hina Matsuri'.
#hinamatsuri #ひな祭り
Playing with (雛遊び 'hina asobi') and displaying dolls became linked to the old festival, and in 1687 the name was changed to 'Hina Matsuri'.
#hinamatsuri #ひな祭り
A competition of sorts began to create more and more elaborate dolls in the early Edo period, but eventually rules were introduced that limited their size, and established the standard number of dolls in a Hinazakari set as 15.
Originally for playing with, the expense of dolls gradually turned them into a decorative feature. A tiered doll stand called a 'Himadan' (雛壇) was created to keep the dolls from the reach of pawing hands.
The standard 'Himadan' has 7 tiers, each shelf with a particular role.
The standard 'Himadan' has 7 tiers, each shelf with a particular role.
Each region and family has their own way of arranging the dolls (choosing what paraphernalia to include), but there is a loose set of rules that I'll briefly mention here.
Due to limited space and money, many families have smaller sets that may include only the main dolls.
Christian Chevalley@camelliakyoto Thanks for the explanation helping me to understand better this sequence in Akira Kurosawa's Dreams.
