Hinamatsuri

On March 3rd we celebrated Hinamatsuri/Girls Day here in Tokyo (in addition to wishing Grandma a Happy Birthday on this day). The weekend before I took Miss M and the K Man to a Hinamatsuri Workshop. It was fun. They made traditional sweet treats served on this day, origami of the Emperor and Empress dolls, and learned about the origin of the day. On actual girls day, I let Miss M pick breakfast. She asked for chocolate chip pancakes. Other than that we relaxed and had our typical Sunday. It is fun to have a day to celebrate girls and boys (boys day is in May during Golden Week). I do not necessarily believe that if we wait too long to take down her Girls Day dolls that she will never get married, but I like celebrating Miss M nonetheless. Happy Girls Day, Japan!