雛祭り 2020

Hinamatsuri is celebrated annually in Japan on March 3rd. More Vino More Sushi, a Japanese restaurant in Port of Spain, agreed to be the joint-organizer of the event and offered the restaurant for its venue. They had special Hinamatsuri bento boxes on sale. The Hummingbird Association members dressed guests in a yukata (summer kimono) so that they could be photographed in it. Japanese sweets, and origami items including chopsticks holders folded by the members, were also on sale. We asked the Embassy of Japan for the rental of the entire set of hina dolls. They were dressed in traditional court fashion of the ancient period, including the Emperor, Empress, and musicians. This was our Centre-piece of the display which contributed to the festive atmosphere of the event. The Embassy of Japan organized a demonstration of the rice-cake pounding (mochi-tsuki) . It showed how hot steamed rice is pounded into rice cakes (mochi) . One of our members played the music of Hinamatsuri with the steel pan, which was well-received by everyone.