By: Kate Smith! A Girl’s First Time Hatsu Zekku •Put up in mid-February Peach Blossom: Represents the Coming of Spring •Trouble Marrying if not taken down by night of March 4! Momo no Sekku Started during Edo Period Honored Heian Period Dolls could hold evil spirits Sent dolls down river to take bad luck away ~Heian Period~ 794 - 1185 • Classical Japan • Peak of Japanese Imperial Court • Art, Poetry, Literature Foods! • Hishi-Mochi! • Shirosake • Dish with Clams Hina Ningyo **Always on Red** Works Cited • Http://www.aurachan.faithweb.com/hinamatsuru.h tml • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/hinamatsuri.html