A Day For All The Girls...
Hinamatsuri (Dolls' Festival or Girls' Festival) is a day to pray for and celebrate the growth and happiness of girls. The Hina-ningyou (dolls) you see below are displayed by families that have daughters. These dolls are very elaborate and expensive - they are heirlooms, not toys - and must be looked after with a great deal of care.
The 2 dolls at the top are the Emperor and Empress
The next step down has 3 Court Ladies
The 3rd step has 5 Court Musicians
There are 2 Ministers on the 4th step
The 5th step has 3 Servants
The 2 lowest steps contain miniature tableware used to serve all these people
The dolls should be carefully packed away soon after the celebration of Hinamatsuri or it's believed that the daughter will not be able to marry - she'll be left on the shelf!
The 2 dolls at the top are the Emperor and Empress
The next step down has 3 Court Ladies
The 3rd step has 5 Court Musicians
There are 2 Ministers on the 4th step
The 5th step has 3 Servants
The 2 lowest steps contain miniature tableware used to serve all these people
The dolls should be carefully packed away soon after the celebration of Hinamatsuri or it's believed that the daughter will not be able to marry - she'll be left on the shelf!
posted by verniciousknids @ 12:15 am
5 Comments:
At 10:49 pm,
verniciousknids said…
I wish! There's no way a collection like that would fit in our apartment...plus this one would cost a small fortune. I have a much more modest collection of Japanese dolls :)
At 5:41 am,
Anonymous said…
"Left on the shelf" - very funny!
At 5:59 am,
Anonymous said…
Do you know the hinamatsuri song I forget what its called, anyways I like that song a lot
At 3:14 pm,
verniciousknids said…
When you live in Japan it's difficult not to know that song japan lover as they play it nonstop in the all the shops around this time of year :)
"Akari o tsukemashou bonbori ni..."
At 4:14 am,
Anonymous said…
this is cool stuff!
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