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Traditionally, Hina-dolls are placed on 5 or 7 steps covered with a red carpet with the Emperor and the Empress at the top. However, the one-step-decoration with the Emperor and the Empress is also popular as houses are getting smaller.=====

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Families display dolls praying that dolls will replace girls' sickness and bad luck. Hina-dolls are passed down from generation to generation, otherwise grand parents or parents buy a new set of dolls for their daughter.=====

＊who are those dolls??(until 3:30)
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ひなあられ
ひなあられ is a fancy rice cracker. the colors of ひなあられ and ひしもち are pink, white and green, which mean grasses(green) growing underneath the snow(white) and peach blossoms blooming(pink) in the beginning of spring.

ひしもち
ひしもち is three layears of ricecakes in the shape of diamond.

しろざけ しろざけ is a sweet white sake for children.

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 * All about Hinamatsuri || @http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa022501a.htm || English || Website
 * Wikipedia　Hinamatsuri || @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinamatsuri || English || Website || ひなまつり ||
 * Hina Ningyo Dolls || [] || English || Video clip || ひなまつり ||
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