桃(もも)の節句(せっく)

もものせっく
noun
Girls' Day festival; Peach Festival
culturetime-season
See also: ひな祭(まつ)り (Doll Festival (synonym))
1. Girls' Day festival; Peach Festival; Doll Festival
A traditional festival on March 3rd celebrating the health and happiness of girls. Families display ornamental dolls on tiered platforms and eat special foods like chirashi sushi and hina arare.
桃(もも)の節句(せっく)に雛人形(ひなにんぎょう)を飾(かざ)る。
We display hina dolls for Girls' Day.
桃(もも)の節句(せっく)が終(お)わったら早(はや)めに人形(にんぎょう)を片付(かたづ)けないと婚期(こんき)が遅(おく)れると言(い)われている。
It is said that if you don't put the dolls away promptly after Girls' Day, marriage will be delayed.
桃(もも)の節句(せっく)は三月三日(さんがつみっか)に行(おこな)われ、女(おんな)の子(こ)の健(すこ)やかな成長(せいちょう)と幸(しあわ)せを願(ねが)う。
The Peach Festival is held on March 3rd to pray for the healthy growth and happiness of girls.

Cultural note

Also called ひな祭(まつ)り (Doll Festival). One of the 五節句(ごせっく) (five seasonal festivals). The name comes from the peach blossoms (桃(もも)の花(はな)) that bloom around this time. Families with daughters display elaborate tiered platforms (雛壇(ひなだん)) with ornamental dolls representing the imperial court. Traditional foods include 菱餅(ひしもち) (diamond-shaped rice cakes), 雛(ひな)あられ (bite-sized rice crackers), and 甘酒(あまざけ) or 白酒(しろざけ).

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Compare: 端午(たんご)の節句(せっく) (Boys' Day (May 5))
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