Children's Day in Japan is divided into Daughter's Day on March 3 and Boy's Day on May 5. After the festival, after enjoying the Efang rolls and sprinkling the beans, it is time to start preparing for the Daughter's Day. Hina Matsuri is a Japanese girls' festival, also known as the Doll Festival, Kamitsu Festival, Daughter Festival, and Peach Blossom Festival. In ancient times, it was on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, and after the Meiji Restoration, it was changed to March 3 of the Gregorian calendar. So many expressions are a collection of many customs and the evolution of the times.
In Japan, it refers to the division of the seasons, i.e., the day before the beginning of spring, the beginning of summer, the beginning of autumn, and the beginning of winter.
A specialty sushi of Osaka.
Legend has it that the origin of this festival is the ancient Chinese Shangsi Festival, on March 3, people will go to the river to cleanse themselves from bad luck. In ancient times, medicine and hygiene were not perfect, and children often could not grow up smoothly, but this ritual was spread to Japan, and in the Nara period, dolls made of paper appeared, and the paper puppets were exiled to symbolize disasters and diseases. Originally made of cloth and paper, the character was a symbol of small and cuteness, but in the Heian period of the 10th century, the dolls developed into gorgeous ornaments played by princesses and aristocratic women. A man and a woman are paired in pairs, symbolizing the rich and complete life in the palace, and the common people hope that their daughters will learn the peaceful and peaceful life in the palace by decorating the dolls, and pray for a happy family life for the daughters in the future.
Later, it evolved into the third day of the third lunar month (Si Day) where the dolls are placed next to the young children, and the children's bad luck and disaster transfer are carried over by the young dolls, so as to pray for the healthy growth of the children and eliminate the misfortune. Hickdoles are now usually displayed from February 4 to mid-February at the beginning of spring, symbolizing the arrival of the peach blossom festival in March. However, legend has it that the placement time should not be delayed past the end of March, so as not to cause the daughter to be unable to marry, in fact, it is more scientific and objective to consider because of the fear that the moisture or mold of the spring rain will destroy the young couple.
The dishes to be prepared for the Daughter's Day are water chestnut cakes, chick rice crackers, white wine, clam soup, and flower sushi.
The most important three colors of water chestnut cake are the green of the lotus pod, the white of the water chestnut, and the red of the gardenia, which symbolizes the removal of misfortune, cleansing, and keeping away from illness.
In Kansai, rice crackers are made from crushed mochi, and in Kanto, rice crackers are made from roasted rice grains, symbolizing conservation.
Baijiu, which used to be peach blossoms on top of baijiu, is pronounced momo, and peach blossom wine is pronounced momotose (written as 100 years old in Chinese characters) in Japanese, praying for longevity. The liquor is not a sweet wine, but a liquor made with steamed rice and rice. Rice koji, shochu, mirin fermented for a month, then mashed to become white, with an alcohol concentration of about 10%.
Clam soup, the clam can be closed because the upper and lower shells must be completely matched, symbolizing the hope for a harmonious temperament and harmonious feelings with the marriage partner in the future.
Flower sushi is made mainly from shrimp that pray for longevity, lotus root with a hole to represent the future, and beans pronounced mame, which symbolizes health and diligence. Most of the ingredients are auspicious and festive.
A few weeks before the Peach Blossom Festival, Japanese families set up shelves for their dolls, and the dolls were carefully placed in the prescribed positions according to the diagrams. Peach blossoms are planted at home and prepared to be paired with seasonal dishes. Parents do their best to celebrate and bless their unmarried daughter. Restaurants and department stores will also take advantage of each festival to make use of the opportunity to make Japan a colorful peach blossom world full of spring and joy in March. The inheritance and aesthetics of traditional Japanese culture are skillfully integrated into modern life and food, and it is the greatest attraction for foreign tourists.
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