3月3日是桃花節（女兒節），別名「雛祭（HINAMATURI）」。其由來是因為舊曆上這一天是桃花開花的季節。雖然從超過1000年以前就開始慶祝並且不分男女在舉行，但從約17世紀左右被當成女兒節來慶祝。是祈禱女孩們能健康成長的節日。向雛人偶供奉雛米餅和菱餅等，並且享用白酒和散壽司等飲食來慶祝。在超市也會販賣相關商品。

March 3rd is the day of the Peach Festival, which is one of the seasonal festivals in Japanese tradition. The festival, which dates back more than 1000 years, historically signaled the time that flowers on peach trees started blooming in Japan's old, lunisolar, calendar. Around the 17th century, it became a day for girls to pray for good health and growing up. Its other name is the Doll’s Festival. This is because we display special dolls. It’s also common to enjoy special food and drink; hina-arare or hishi-mochi, shiro-sake and chirashi-zushi. In supermarkets or shops, these related snacks and foods in modern styles are sold.

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