お雛祭り

雛祭り

3月3日は「上巳」「桃の節句」などと言われ、厄を人形に移して祓った「流し雛」の風習がありました。それらが発展し、雛人形を飾り女の子の健やかな成長と幸せを願う現在の「雛祭り」となりました。

※日本文化いろは事典の解説

Hina Festival 

Celebrated on March 3rd as Girl's Day or Doll's Day. Origin dates back to the Heian period. During the Heian period, straw hina dolls were placed in a boat  and was drifted down the river. This act represented getting rid of misfortunes and bad spirits. Today, to have full set of "hinadan," which is a 7 step display consisting of many different dolls, can be very expensive. 

For more information: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinamatsuri