Happy New Year

New Year Satsuma

Constance, Rose and Min incorporated some Japanese New Year festival traditions for their celebration at the beginning of 2014…

Three Little Girls

They visited friends wearing their best Kimono…

Genmaicha, Mochi and Senbei

And purchased some traditional foods and drinks…

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今年もよろしくお願いします
I hope for your favour again in the coming year

Pink winter sunrise

Warmth, hopefulness, peaceful joy

Dark becoming light

The Quimper Hitty Dolls and Human thank our Japanese Hitty friend for all her patient help and encouragement while we try to get the Kimono arranged correctly.

Tags: doll, Happy New Year, Hitty, Japanese New Year, kimono, Mochi, New Year, Quimper Hitty, Quimperhitty, Senbei, Winter Haiku

9 thoughts on “Happy New Year”

Ann S. and the Bonsai Hittys on January 1, 2014 at 12:15 pm said:

Love the haiku! The authentic kimonos are superb!

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- Quimper Hitty on January 1, 2014 at 1:50 pm said:
  
  Best wishes to you and the Bonsai Hittys! Thank you for your compliments on the Kimono and Haiku. We do our best to honour the Japanese New Year traditions, and hope for a good year for all!
  
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Sherry on January 1, 2014 at 12:40 pm said:

Gorgeous!! Amazing outfits…amazing photos. Thank you for a lovely New Years wish!! The
Country HIttys and Sherry wish you all a VERY Happy New Year. Looking forward to lots of fun
photos and stories from Constance and friends..

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- Quimper Hitty on January 1, 2014 at 1:54 pm said:
  
  My Hittys are glad to dress up in their beautiful Kimono. Our Japanese friend suggested New Year would be a good time! She also made the Kimono that Min is wearing and the colourful red flowered Kimono, and gave me the fabric to make the purple flowered Kimono. I have tried to get the girls dressed correctly, but there are probably incorrect details that I can’t see!
  
  I hope there will be lots of Hitty fun in 2014, and more friendly comments too!
  
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travelhitty on January 1, 2014 at 10:54 pm said:

Beautiful kimonos and the hittys look so nice in them. Constance, Rose and little Min look very very pleased. Happy New Year Humans and Hittys.

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Quimper Hitty on January 2, 2014 at 7:23 am said:

Happy New Year to you and your three!

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ehpem on January 2, 2014 at 6:43 pm said:

These are lovely outfits – what a nice way to celebrate the New Year. I hope they enjoyed the mochi!

Haiku in your blog gives me the idea you should team up with a photographer that is looking for a Haiku writer to go with her photos.

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- Quimper Hitty on January 3, 2014 at 12:02 am said:
  
  They truly enjoyed the sensation of the mochi in their little wooden mouths, soft and squidgy rice paste surrounding red bean filling, really a nice sensation. I am glad you noticed my attempt at writing a winter Haiku….you know a Haiku-hunting photographer ??? can you link us?
  
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  - ehpem on January 3, 2014 at 8:10 am said:
    
    I do, and can.
    Mochi has a very interesting texture, or in some ways, lack of texture. More like a feeling.