Dolls' Festival sweets
Traditional sweets offered during the Hinamatsuri (Dolls' Festival) on March 3rd. Typically includes hishimochi, hina-arare, and other colorful confections.
We display Dolls' Festival sweets and celebrate Hinamatsuri.
雛あられ are colorful bite-sized rice crackers, another common type of 雛菓子.
Standard kanji spelling for the Dolls' Festival sweets.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, also used.
Compound of 雛 (hina, 'doll') and 菓子 (kashi, 'sweets'). The term is directly associated with the Hinamatsuri tradition.