Today is the doll's festival

Families with girls celebrate March 3rd as a day to wish for their growth and happiness.  This family event originally began in the Edo period and is referred to as the doll's festival because families of girls display a set of dolls representing the emperor,empress,their servants,miniature furniture,and so forth,on a five or seven-tiered stand.  Dolls are called hina dolls and there is an exhibition of hina dolls held near my house today.  These dolls are made of Japanese paper.