流ながし雛びな

noun

floating paper dolls downriver on March 3

A traditional Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival) custom where paper dolls are set adrift on a river to carry away impurities and misfortune.

• 三さん月がつ三みっ日かに、子こどもたちが流ながし雛びなを川かわに流ながしました。

  On March 3rd, the children floated paper dolls down the river.