30,000 "hina" dolls displayed in Tokushima Pref.

30,000 "hina" dolls displayed in Tokushima Pref.

About 30,000 "hina" dolls, collected from homes nationwide after the owners stopped using them, are displayed on an 8-meter-high, 27-step pyramid stand in the town of Katsuura, Tokushima Prefecture, on Feb. 21, 2016, for an event through April 3. Families celebrate Hina Matsuri, or the Doll Festival, on March 3 to pray for the happiness and health of daughters by setting up displays of dolls in their homes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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    About 30,000 "hina" dolls, collected from homes nationwide after the owners stopped using them, are displayed on a 8-meter-high pyramid stand in the town of Katsuura, Tokushima Prefecture, on Feb. 22, 2015, for an event through April 5. Families set up a special step-altar on which to arrange the dolls to celebrate the Hina Matsuri, or the Doll Festival, on March 3rd every year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo