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DESCRIPTION:In time for Girls Day\, held the third day of the third month\,
  the Academy presents three sets of dolls from the Edo-Meiji (1868-1912) p
 eriods. The exhibition celebrates this gift from the Tsuji family\, which 
 collected the dolls in the early 20th century and donated them to the muse
 um in 2002\, and is the Academy&rsquo\;s way of offering the community wis
 hes for an auspicious spring season.\n\nGirls Day originated as hina matsu
 ri (Doll Festival) or momo no sekku (Peach Festival)\, one of Japan&rsquo\
 ;s most important annual festivals. This celebration finds its origins in 
 ancient Chinese ceremonies dating to the Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 BC-256 BC)
 \, in which female shamans (wu) would purify their communities of negative
  influences by driving them away on flowing water. According to one early 
 Chinese source\, &ldquo\;In the third month when the peach blossoms are on
  the water\, it is a custom in the state of Zheng (modern Henan province) 
 to conduct the Third Month High Ceremony&hellip\;Grasping orchids\, [the s
 hamans] call upon departed souls\, sweeping away the inauspicious.&rdquo\;
 &nbsp\; Another early account adds\, &ldquo\;During the Third Month High C
 eremony\, the officials and the people all cleanse themselves in eastward 
 flowing water\, washing to eliminate lingering impurities.&rdquo\;\n\nThis
  custom entered Japan by the Heian period (794-1185)\, when in a ceremony 
 known as hina nagashi (&ldquo\;doll floating&rdquo\;)\, dolls symbolizing 
 the negative energies of the past winter were set adrift on boats to the s
 ea\, giving a fresh start to the new spring. This custom still survives\, 
 most notably at Shimogamo Shrine\, one of Kyoto&rsquo\;s oldest Shinto shr
 ines. A time when the young people of a community could interact more free
 ly than usual\, the date has become best known as Girls&rsquo\; Day\, whic
 h\, together with Boys&rsquo\; Day (fifth day of the fifth month)\, celebr
 ates the children of Japan.\n\nDuring the Edo period (1615-1868)\, girls b
 egan to collect sets of dolls that were displayed on tiered platforms duri
 ng the celebrations surrounding the third day of the third month. Often qu
 ite elaborate\, these sets represent the imperial court of the Heian perio
 d\, complete with Emperor\, Empress\, and a retinue of courtiers. &mdash\;
 SHAWN EICHMAN\, CURATOR OF ASIAN ART\n\nFor hours &amp\; admission\, visit
 &nbsp\;<a href="http://www.honoluluacademy.org/" target="_blank">http://ww
 w.honoluluacademy.org/</a>
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SUMMARY:Hina Matsuri: Japanese Dolls from the Tsuji Family Collection
URL:/en/events/2010/02/11/hina-matsuri-japanese-dolls-from-the-tsuji-family
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