KYOTO, Mar 04 (News On Japan) –
March third marks the standard Girls’ Day pageant in Japan. At Kyoto’s Kamigamo Shrine, the annual ‘Floating Hina Dolls’ ritual was held, the place paper dolls are set adrift within the river as a prayer for good well being and safety from misfortune.
This historic custom, noticed on Girls’ Day, is believed to switch impurities and sickness to the paper dolls, that are then washed away by the water. It is taken into account one of many origins of the Hina Matsuri pageant.
Despite the rain, guests participated by inserting dolls with written needs into the stream flowing by means of the shrine grounds, praying for the well-being of their households and the wholesome progress of kids.
One participant shared: “I have three older sisters and a younger one, making us four sisters in total. I prayed for all of us to grow up healthy and strong.”
Source: YOMIURI