Girls Day

The Hina Matsuri or Doll Festival or Girl's Festival is celebrated on March 3. On this day, families with girls wish their daughters a successful and happy life. Dolls are displayed in the house together with peach blossoms. The doll festival has its origin in a Chinese custom in which bad fortune is transferred to dolls and then removed by abandoning the doll on a river. On Hina Matsuri, sweet sake is drunken and chirashi sushi is eaten.

Although we are not Japanese, mummy says as long as it's something of good meaning she'll do it.

As March 3rd this years falls on Wednesday and I have my Lorna Whiston class and music lesson, mummy gave us our treats earlier. On Sunday, she gave mei-mei and me these weird-looking foodstuffs.

Since I have my yukata. Mummy made me wear it to match the occasion. So fun!
On Wednesday morning, mummy gave us a present. Wow! If Hinamatsuri means getting presents, I'd like Hinamatsuri to be everyday! She also prepared her loving bento for us.

She packed some goodie bags for my friends too!

Looking forward to next year's Hinamatsuri. Thank you mummy!