ひな祭り 1.March.2025

３月に入ってアトリエの周辺では空の青さ、鳥の鳴き声、時にチラチラと舞う雪さえも春の訪れを感じさせてくれます。それに引き換え世界からは様々な不協和音が聞こえて来ます。自然災害だけでなく、蛮行と呼んでもおかしくない言葉や行動、それによってどういう未来が待っているのか、そしてそれに抗えない人達のこれからを想うと不安になります。そんな中出来る限りの小さな協力や支援をしながら毎日アトリエで皆の元気な顔を見られる事に感謝をしています。
 

 

３月に入り、今年も雛人形を飾りました。ひな祭りは、中国の「上巳節」という厄祓い行事を起源とし、人形に厄災を移して川へ流す「流しびな」や平安時代の宮中のお人形遊びである「ひいな遊び」など、いくつかの行事が合わさって生まれたとされています。
また、桃は日本で百歳を「ももとせ」とも呼ぶことから、長生きを象徴する縁起の良い植物とされ、ちょうど旧暦の3月初旬頃が桃の花の見頃だったこともあり、雛人形と一緒に飾るようになったそうです。
可愛らしい雛人形は、日本の春の訪れを感じさせてくれますね。

 

Doll’s Festival

In March, the blue sky, the chirping song of birds, and even the occasional flurry of snow around the atelier reminds us of the arrival of spring. In contrast, we hear a cacophony from around the world. Not only natural disasters but also words and actions which could be called barbaric, and we feel uneasy when we think about the future and the people who cannot resist. We are thankful that we can see the cheerful faces in the atelier every day while providing small cooperation and support for each other as much as we can.

We decorated Hina dolls again this year. It is said that Doll’s Festival “Hinamatsuri” originated from a Chinese event called “Joushisetsu” to purify bad luck, and also it was born from a combination of several Japanese events including “Nagashi Bina” which is a custom to transfer bad luck to dolls and throw them into a river, and “Hiina Asobi” which is a doll play at a court during the Heian period.
Peach blossoms are considered as an auspicious plant symbolizing a long life because 100 years old is also read as “Momotose” (Momo means a peach.) in Japan, and the flowers were in full bloom in the beginning of March in the lunar calendar so that they have been displayed together with Hina dolls.
Cute Hina dolls remind us of the coming of spring in Japan.