Well, to start off with, Happy Girl's Day. Today was Hina Matsuri - doll festival (yay!). Unfortunately, since there are no young girls (yes, I'm getting old...) in the house, we hardly celebrated Hina Matsuri. Usually the dolls are put out in their full dress along with peach blossoms on tierd platforms. The dolls are supposed to ward off the bad spirits and the families wish for good fortune and success for their daughters. Sweet sake is drunk and chirashi sushi is eaten. Okaasan made the sushi to eat with tonight's dinner, but I didn't get a picture - sorry! So, as I promised, the tea ceremony details... I'm not an expert at tea ceremony, nor did I really pay much attention to what was really going on because I was just completely entranced by the
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