ひな祭り
ひなまつり
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Noun
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
Example sentences
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March 3 is the day of the Dolls' Festival.
もしジェーンのお母さんが日本にいれば、ひな祭りに招待できるのに。
If Jane's mother were in Japan, I could invite her to the Doll's Festival.
3月3日はひな祭りです。ひな祭りは女の子の健康と成長を祈って行われる日本の伝統行事です。
March 3rd is a Girls' Day, the traditional Japanese festival held to wish girls both health and growth.
ひな祭りはもともと、男の子と女の子の両方のためのものでしたが、今では女の子のためだけの行事です。
Though the Hinamatsuri was originally for both boys and girls, it is now just for girls.
ひな祭りがいつ頃からある祭りなのか、はっきりとはしていないが、平安時代にはすでに流しびなの原形があったようだ。
It is not known when the Hinamatsuri first started, but the Nagashibina, in its most primitive form, was already being celebrated during the Heian period.