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March 3, 2021

Hinamatsuri – Girl’s Day

Hinamatsuri postcard I bought from Itoya Ginza
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February 3, 2021

Setsubun

Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi!

Out with the demon, in with the happiness!

What exactly is Setsubun? I genuinely had no idea until I got a message from Mila’s school saying they were celebrating. At first, I thought maybe it was Groundhog’s Day but Japanese style. I quickly came to realize it was much more exciting than a groundhog seeing its own shadow!

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Celebrating my sweet girl! Today, Japan celebrates Celebrating my sweet girl! Today, Japan celebrates Hinamatsuri, 🎎 or Girl’s Day, to pray and wish for young girls happiness and growth. On March 3rd, families with daughters, display a set of beautiful Hina dolls dressed in ancient costumes arranged on different steps.  Families arrange their dolls out for display beginning in mid February and take down the display as close to March 3rd as possible. It is said that if a Hinamatsuri display is taken down too long after this date the family’s daughter will marry late, perhaps not at all 😳 good thing we didn’t put up a display, no dolls no problem 😉 Blessings to my sweet Mila Lakshmi 😘#hinamatsuri #thetokyomom #girlsday #dollsday #thisisjapan #visitjapan #tokyomom #kidsinjapan
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