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Hinamatsuri(ひなまつり), also known as Doll's Festival, Joshi Festival（じょうし/

じょ or Girl’s Day, Peach Blossom Festival, is a traditional Japanese celebration

dedicated to girls. Originating during the Heian period, it was influenced by the Tang

Dynasty Shangsi Festival (March 3), where people would create paper dolls to transfer

their misfortunes onto them and then set them afloat on rivers. Over time, this practice

evolved into a celebration where families display ornamental dolls, known as hina

ningyo, to wish for the health and happiness of their daughters. Originally observed on

the third day of the third month according to the lunar calendar, the date was later fixed

to March 3 in the Gregorian calendar during the Meiji period.