Hinamatsuri- the Japanese Doll Festival

On the third day of the third month (March 3rd,) the Japanese celebrate the Girls day festival, or the Doll festival, otherwise known as Hinamatsuri, where very special ceremonial dolls, passed down generation after generation, are brought out , and placed on steps covered in red cloth. Special food is served, and the dolls have special furniture around them. All of Japan celebrates this festival. 

Barbie and Midge are celebrating Hinamatsuri in the dreamhouse in their kimonos by setting up their special ceremonial dolls. The set is a now rare Re-ment set that was sold a few years ago. It is one of my most treasured possessions. I used a large Gloria dining room table I had re-painted for this set to be set up on for this display scene. 

I have been wanting to do more with my vintage/reproduction dolls lately and this dreamhouse, and wanted to do an outside the box diorama for this holiday scene. Here are some past set up dioramas for Hinamatsuri you may recognize from the archives...

Enjoy! Happy Hinamatsuri day!