# hinamatsuri 雛祭り setsubun 節分 japansociety merrychristmas hayaomiyazaki

Today, March 3, is (#雛祭り) in Japan. Also called Doll’s Day or Girl’s Day, this day is set aside to commemorate the growth, happiness, and prosperity of young girls—customs include displays of hina dolls, hina arare and other special treats, and more!

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2021-03-04

Happy the Japanese holiday marking the imminent arrival of Spring! With its ritual of mamemaki to drive away evil spirits bringing misfortune & bad health, it feels particularly apt to celebrate in 2021. Demons out, good fortune in!

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2021-02-03

from all of us at Japan Society—here’s a few festive vocabulary words if you want to learn something while we hope you rest and spend time with your loved ones.

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2020-12-26

Way back in 2016 after announced his retirement—which in retrospect, luckily didn’t stick—we were joined by anime firebrands Dai Sato & , who shared their list of directors to be on the lookout for. Watch more here: https://t.co/VlSxgMsYYB

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2020-04-27