HINAMATSURI -- doll's festival --

Hinamatsuri occurs on March 3 and is an occasion to pray for young girls' growth and happiness.

Most homes with girls display small dolls contained several kinds of rolls for this festival.

But recently it is increasing the families who have not enough space to display these dolls in their houses.

Instead of these traditional dolls, they display only two representative dolls called Odairi-sama and Ohina-sama.

People believe they should put away it as soon as the day passed otherwise the girl might be late for marriage.