Hina Matsuri

When is Hina Matsuri?

• 五月五日

• February, 3

• March, 1

• 三月三日

Hina Matsuri is translated as

• children's day

• doll festival

• girls` day

• peach festival

Hina Matsuri is also known as

• a girls's day and a peach festival

• Emperor and Empress Day or a Royal Festival

• a Day of Bad Spirits

• a kimono day or a rice cake festival

how many dolls are on the top of the display?

• 四

• 二

• 一

• 三

who is sitting on the top of the display?

• parents

• brother and sister

• grandmother and grandfather

• the Emperor and Empress

how many layers does the traditional display usually have?

• 一　or　二

• 三　or　五

• 五　or　七

• 七　or　九

Why are dolls used for Hina Matsuri?

• because the name of the festival says so

• because girls love playing with dolls

• because dolls carry away bad spirits from the girls

• because dolls are beautiful

why are the displays put away immediately after the Hina Matsuri?

• to avoid dusting the dolls

• to protect them from sunlight

• Japanese believe that the girls might not grow

• Japanese believe that the girls might not get married

Why do the girls set paper Hina dolls afloat ?

• to attract good spirits

• because it's FUN!

• to protect their parents from bad spirits

• to send bad spirits away from themselves

What will the girls do with the display when they grow up?

• sell it

• burn it

• pass it to their children

• set it afloat down the river to the sea