The Hina Nagashi Festival 雛流し祭り

And sail the dolls

 

Before being decorative objects or toys, Japanese dolls first had a protective and even exorcising role. The Japanese believed that they preserved disease and bad luck and that they had a soul.

 

Prière pour les poupées

Prayer for dolls

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Where to see a hina-nagashi ceremony?

Nowadays, a few Shinto shrines, the Awashima shrines , hold a ceremony to "purify" the dolls before floating them in a stream. This event takes place on March 3, which is Little Girls' Day, or hina matsuri, literally " Doll Day ".   The shrines bearing the name of Awashima are dedicated to women's issues : marriage, fertility, childbirth, gynecological diseases and others.

To read: Hina Matsuri, the little girls' party

According to the sanctuaries, the dolls are directly thrown into the water on small baskets or boats made of straw or wood or, for ecological reasons, they are gathered on a mini boat which is floated for a certain time before being released. collect and burn them. Cards in biodegradable paper representing the emperor and the empress (as for the exhibition of the hina matsuri dolls), are also sold to people who wish to get rid of their bad luck by throwing them in the water.

 

Les poupées sont mises à la mer ,Awashima-jinja, Yokosuka

The Dolls Are Put to Sea, Awashima-jinja Yokosuka

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Poupées en papier biodégradable

Biodegradable paper dolls

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