About prayer
At "Hare to Kurasu," all of our Hina dolls are blessed at a shrine before being delivered, so that families can receive their wishes for their newborn children to grow up healthy and be able to welcome the sacred celebratory event of the festival with peace of mind and joy.
Since ancient times, Hina dolls have been said to be vessels that take on the misfortunes and illnesses of children, and even today they are displayed as a kind of talisman for children, with the hope that they will be protected from misfortune and that they will be able to find happiness in life. They are also displayed today as part of important celebratory events.
Every year, we celebrate the Doll's Festival with our families, and as the seasons change, our children grow up day by day. We hope that the Hina dolls we deliver, along with the thoughts of your family, will be close to your child, protect them, and be useful to them as they grow up.
We will carefully deliver each Hina doll so that you can look back for a long time as being glad that you purchased it for your family.
We hope you have an irreplaceable first Doll Festival.
Thanksgiving (memorial service)
Hina dolls have been watching over the growth of your children. You have probably celebrated Hinamatsuri, decorated the dolls together, and created many memories.
Thanksgiving refers to the ceremony in which the dolls are offered at a shrine after the children have grown up and become independent, and their role has been completed.
Some people give up their Hina dolls when they become independent (after coming of age, getting married, etc.), while others bring their Hina dolls to their new home after marriage and continue to treasure them as they were before. There is no clear definition, so none of these are wrong.
However, in reality, we receive inquiries from people who say that they don't display their Hina dolls anymore, but they are important to them and cannot let them go. Or, they don't know if it's OK to let them go. Or, they don't know how to let them go.
If the doll remains stored away in the back of the dresser and undisplayed for years to come, it may be that its role has come to an end.
Hina dolls are like "omamori" (charms) because they are "substitutes." Also, in Japan, it has been believed since ancient times that dolls (hitogata) are dolls to which people can put their thoughts, and that doll memorial services are also an ancient culture.
When you give up an omamori charm, you have it burned at a shrine. Rather than throwing away a Hina doll that has outlived its usefulness, it is considered best to express gratitude for its protection and have it memorialized.
At Hare to Kurasu, we offer a memorial service to enable you to part with your Hina dolls, which have completed their role, with peace of mind and without any regrets.
Wake Shrine is the tutelary deity of the Wake clan, enshrined at the birthplace of Wake no Kiyomaro and Wake no Hiromushihime. One of the deities enshrined, Wake no Hiromushihime, is revered as the "guardian deity of children" because she raised 83 orphaned children.