Kanazawa’s Hina Matsuri 「Hina Dolls are displayed until April 3」 The reason for this is that warlord?【Kanazawa Topics】

A month has already passed since the 「Peach Festival」 on March 3, but many places in Ishikawa Prefecture still display hina dolls. It is generally said that 「the dolls must be put away as soon as possible」, but this does not seem to apply to the Hinamatsuri in Kanazawa. What is the reason for this?

Theory of originating from Toshiie Maeda

In Kanazawa, Hinamatsuri is also held on March 3, but many houses and stores display the dolls until April 3 without putting them away.

Speaking of festivals in Kanazawa, 「Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival」 is famous nationwide. Even before the festival is held in June every year, people are talking about 「Who will play Toshiie and Matsuri this time?」 is a topic of conversation even before the festival is held in June each year.

The common belief is that since the anniversary of the death of Maeda Toshiie, the founder of the Kaga Domain, was March 3, it was considered inappropriate to celebrate the 「Hina Matsuri」 on that day, and hina dolls were displayed until April 3 in accordance with the lunar calendar.

Will the dolls delay your marriage if you don’t put them away early?

One often hears the phrase, 「If you don’t put away the hina-sama early, you’ll be late to marry your bride」, in connection with the Girls’ Festival on March 3.

This is mainly a pattern of mothers telling their daughters.

Since the hinamatsuri was originally displayed for the Girls’ Festival, there is a popular theory that it was a way to train the girls to be disciplined and put away the dolls, saying that 「they would be late to go to their brides」.

There are other theories as well, but I wonder how they are these days. When you are in the upper grades of elementary school, you might argue that it is 「derogatory to women」 or something like that.

Kanazawa Hina Doll Installation Spot

I heard that Taisho era dolls will be displayed until April 3 at the Taisho Romantic Café, Kingyoan Taisho Romantic Café, Kingyoan. How about taking a commemorative photo?

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