The Dolls' Festival

3rd March is the day of the Dolls' Festival for girls in Japan. It's the day to pray for a young girl's growth and happiness. It is not known when the festival first started, but it traces its origins to about 1000 years ago. Most families that have girls display these dolls at home. The dolls are displayed a few weeks before the festival, but once the festival is over, you have to put them away immediately, because it is believed that the girl will get married later in her life. In modern days, more and more people are putting off marriage until later in life though...