March 3rd Is Hina Matsuri Girls Day In Japan

GTV 26 Hinamatsuri March 3rd is Girls Day, is a special day just for girls in Japan. (More Below ) Hinamatsuri traces its origins to a Heian period custom called hinanagashi (雛流し doll floating ) in which straw hina dolls are set afloat on a boat and sent down a river to the sea, supposedly taking troubles or bad spirits with them. The Shimogamo Shrine (part of the Kamo Shrine complex in Kyoto) celebrates the Nagashibina by floating these dolls between the Takano and Kamo Rivers to pray for the safety of children. People have stopped doing this now because of fishermen catching the dolls in their nets. They now send them out to sea, and when the spectators are gone they take the boats out of the water and bring them back to the temple and burn them. The customary drink for the festival is shirozake, a sake made from fermented rice. Here are some other great videos that are for things only in Japan 3 A Zest For Gaming https:,