Tell me more! March 3 is the day of Hinamatsuri, or the Doll Festival. It’s a day to pray for the healthy growth of girls. The festival is said to have its origins in the doll playing of aristocratic children of the Heian period (794-1185), which was combined with a ceremony of clearing away sin and impurities. It came to be widely celebrated in the Edo period (1603-1868). Families with daught..