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Remembering Mom

Submitted by Mary Sunada

Photo 1 of 2: Remembering Mom - Me and her five tier Hina set of dolls 

Living in America, my mom would celebrate all her Japanese traditions. Her favorite was Hinamatsuri on March 3rd. Mom would dress me in a traditional Japanese kimono with a kanzashi in my hair, getas on my feet and make-up on my face. I was ten years old when Mom took this photo of me and her five tier Hina set of dolls. Afterwards, we ate pink Sakuramochi wrapped in cherry blossom leaf. I can still taste the mochi long after my mom's passing. Her Hina doll set and my photo would always remind me of Mom on Hinamatsuri.