Japanese 'hina' dolls floating

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Japanese 'hina' dolls, ornament dolls for the March 3 Girls' Day, float on the sea in a boat decorated with flowers near the coastal Awashima Shrine in Wakayama, western Japan, during a ritual called ''hina nagashi'' (hina floating) on March 3, 2012. The Shinto shrine's annual ritual aims at happiness for women and girls.

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