[For Seniors] Fun for Everyone! A Quiz about Hinamatsuri (Girls' Day)

What is used to color the pink layer of hishi mochi?

Peach Festival Quiz

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When it comes to representative events in March, the Doll’s Festival (Hinamatsuri) comes to mind.

Here we present a “Doll’s Festival Quiz” that can be used for recreation in nursing care facilities or for communication at home.

With questions about the date of Hinamatsuri and the items displayed with the hina dolls, it helps older adults think and exercise their brains.

Moreover, recalling memories of Hinamatsuri through the questions may also be effective in preventing dementia.

Why not enjoy the season of the Doll’s Festival by tackling the questions one by one?

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Nakajima Junko

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Hinamatsuri Quiz

[Easy to Prepare] 5 Recommended Brain-Training Activities for Hinamatsuri — Includes Quizzes!

Hinamatsuri is an essential event even at senior care facilities.

It’s customary to celebrate in grand style with cake and special dishes.

When it comes to activities that make the Hinamatsuri event fun, a Hinamatsuri quiz is a great choice.

Through this quiz, seniors might learn new facts about Hinamatsuri they didn’t know before.

Hinamatsuri is an event held to wish for children’s healthy growth, but for example, many people may not know the correct order of the colors when stacking hishi mochi.

There are plenty of tidbits you can rediscover about Hinamatsuri, so please enjoy the quiz together with everyone.

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Hina-arare is made by crushing hishi-mochi.

In March, during the Peach Festival (Hinamatsuri), many places likely display Hina dolls and hold events.

For Hinamatsuri, the dolls are sometimes displayed together with hina-arare (sweet rice puffs) and hishi-mochi (diamond-shaped rice cakes).

There are various reasons for displaying them together, but a prominent theory says that hina-arare originated from crushing hishi-mochi.

This is closely connected to an Edo-period custom called hina no kunimise.

In hina no kunimise, people would take the Hina dolls outdoors—to fields, hills, or riverbanks—and enjoy the spring scenery with them.

They are said to have brought along crushed hishi-mochi at that time, which became the origin of hina-arare.

Indeed, the colors of hishi-mochi and hina-arare are similar, aren’t they?

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What was the original wish or prayer behind the start of Hinamatsuri?

Hinamatsuri on March 3 originally began as a ritual to ward off misfortune for girls and to pray for their healthy growth.

From China, the custom of Jōshi no Sekku—a purification rite performed by the water’s edge—was introduced to Japan.

In the Heian period, this evolved into nagashi-bina, in which impurities were transferred to paper dolls that were then set adrift on a river.

Over time, the practice changed, and the dolls came to be displayed inside homes.

Because of this, it is said that Hinamatsuri transformed into a festival to wish for girls’ healthy growth and happiness.

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Hinamatsuri Multiple-Choice Quiz

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Let’s help older adults have fun with quizzes and relieve stress at the same time.

Many seniors reportedly feel stressed by worries about things they can no longer do or about their health.

In fact, when you’re thinking through quiz questions, you’re focused, which makes you less likely to feel stress and can also provide a refreshing change of pace.

With that in mind, we’d like to introduce a “Hinamatsuri Multiple-Choice Quiz” that’s perfect for March.

Because it’s a three-choice quiz, it’s easy for older adults to answer.

It should also feel easy to give it a try, right? Quizzes naturally spark conversation with people around you, so they’re great for boosting communication too.

Enjoy a fun time with the Hinamatsuri three-choice quiz!

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Nakajima Junko

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Hinamatsuri Trivia Quiz

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Let’s liven things up with a “Hinamatsuri Trivia Quiz,” perfect for Hinamatsuri events.

Even older adults might discover things they didn’t expect to be new to them.

Trivia quizzes help us learn things we didn’t know, right? For seniors who may spend their days in a routine, “learning something new” can become a source of enjoyment.

When familiar topics come up, they can also enjoy answering and feel a sense of achievement when they get it right.

With Hinamatsuri-themed trivia that feels familiar to older adults, many may think, “Maybe I’ll give it a try.” Be sure to make use of this Hinamatsuri trivia quiz and enjoy a wonderful time.

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