Hello everyone 😊
This is Keko from the online staff.
March 3rd is the Doll's Festival, also known as Joshi (meaning Snake Day in early March) and Peach Festival.
It was believed that evil spirits could easily enter the seasonal turning points, so it was held to ward off evil spirits and pray for happiness.
At temples and shrines, there are ``Nagashi Hina'' dolls where impurities are transferred to dolls and floated down the river.
Events related to the Doll's Festival are held, such as the ``Kyokusui no Ute,'' where sake cups are poured into running water and songs are composed.
We also display dolls at our main store.
Midopa-san once asked me, ``Are the left and right positions of the dolls aligned? ” someone once asked me.
The ``Kyo Hina'' dolls made in Kyoto are actually unique in the way they are decorated.
Nationally, it seems that the position of the Imperial Palace in Hina dolls is often placed with male Hina dolls on the left and female Hina dolls on the right, but in Kyoto it is the opposite.
While remembering such nostalgic exchanges, I cracked Hina Arare.
"this is? 'Midopa-san looks at me strangely.
Come to think of it, Hina arare also seems to differ depending on the region...
In Kansai, the mainstream is round arare made with glutinous rice and seasoned with various flavors such as soy sauce and green seaweed.
In the Kanto region, it is a rice pop confectionery that often has a sweet flavor.
Both are delicious and you can't help but reach for them.