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Do you know what Hina Matsuri is?

This week Yamamoto sensei introduces a special Japanese celebration.
Do you have a similar celebration in your country?

ひな祭り
Hina Matsuri dolls

yamamoto

By YAMAMOTO Hiroshi

hinamatsuri-2023

 今週は3月3日の「ひな祭り」を紹介します。

 女の子の健康と将来の幸せを願う祭りです。 今から1200年以上前に 宮中で始まりました。 今では、各家できれいな着物を着た、若い男女の人形を飾ります。 豪華なものは合計15個の人形や、多くの嫁入り道具なども飾ります。

  の花や、 ひし形の3色のお餅を飾り、貝のスープやちらしずしを食べます。 これらはどれも、女の子の健康や、幸せを願う意味があります。

 我が家でも小さなひな人形を毎年飾ります。

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ひな祭(まつ)り

  今週(こんしゅう)は3月3日の「ひな祭(まつ)り」を紹介(しょうかい)します。

 女(おんな)の子(こ)の健康(けんこう)と将来(しょうらい)の幸(しあわ)せを願(ねが)う祭(まつ)りです。 今(いま)から1200年以上(いじょう)前に 宮中(きゅうちゅう)で始(はじ)まりました。 今では、各家(かくいえ)できれいな着物(きもの)を着(き)た、若(わか)い男女(だんじょ)の人形(にんぎょう)を飾(かざ)ります。 豪華(ごうか)なものは合計(ごうけい)15個(こ)の人形や、多(おお)くの嫁入(よめい)り道具(どうぐ)なども飾(かざ)ります。

  桃(もも)の花や、 ひし形(がた)の3色(しょく)のお餅(もち)を飾り、貝(かい)のスープやちらしずしを食べます。 これらはどれも、女の子の健康や、幸せを願う意味があります。

 我(わ)が家(や)でも小さなひな人形を毎年(まいとし)飾(かざ)ります。

Girl's Festival

This week we introduce the Girls' Festival on 3 March.

This festival is held to pray for the health and future happiness of girls. It began more than 1,200 years ago in the imperial court. Nowadays, young male and female dolls that are dressed in beautiful kimonos are displayed in some houses. The most extravagant ones display a total of 15 dolls and many trousseaus.

Peach blossoms and rhombus-shaped rice cakes in three colours are decorated, and shellfish soup and chirashi-zushi are eaten. All of these are meant to wish for the girl's health and happiness.

In my family, we also display small hina dolls in our house every year. Please look forward to another lesson this week.

宮中(きゅうちゅう)imperial court

嫁入(よめい)り道具(どうぐ)trousseau

桃(もも). peach

ひし形(がた) rhombus

ちらしずし:sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top​

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