http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kQQcc0_SZM YouTube Link for Dolls Festival. Here is some more information about the Hina Matsuri and the Girls Festival: March 3 is known as hina matsuri (hina doll festival) or momo-no-sekku (peach flower festival) in Japan. Although it isn't a national holiday, it's an important celebration for girls, wishing their happiness and healthy growth. It's said that hina matsuri's origin dates back to ancient Chinese purification rituals for getting rid of bad lucks. During the Heian period in Japan, people let straw or paper dolls float down the river or the ocean as their substitutes which take bad lucks away from them. This tradition remains today in some regions in Japan as nagashi-bina (floating hina dolls). It's said that the purification ritual was unified with aristocratic girls' playing with dolls and hina matsuri was established during Edo Period. It's common for families of girls in Japan to have a set of hina dolls wearing ancient kimono and to display them at home beginning in early or mid February through March 3. The Empress doll and the Emperor doll are set on the top shelf. Then, sannin-kanjo dolls (three court women), gonin bayashi dolls (five court musicians), and more dolls are displayed on the shelves below. Hina-arare rice crackers and hishi-mochi cakes are commonly placed in the display. Many different types of hina dolls have been created around Japan. In some regions, hina dolls are hung from the ceiling called tsurushi-bina. http://gojapan.about.com/cs/japanesefestivals/a/japanesegirlday.htm