Happy Girl's day!

"Aaaarg, I'm sinking in quicksand... delicious, delicious cake flavoured quicksand."
- Rowan impersonating cake doll

March 3rd is girls' festival, 雛祭: Hinamatsuri in Japan. 

This is a festival to wish for girls' healthy growth and t a "happy marriage in the future". Parents with girls buy fancy Japanese doll sets (usually 7 shelves with over 12 dolls which cost a fortune) and set them up before March 3rd every year until they get married. They also eat lovely spring flower sweets like Cherry blossom mochi and drink sweetened sake. I remember singing a cute traditional song when I was a kid. Also, right after the celebration, you must put thebeautiful doll sets away, otherwise it is bad luck for the girls and they will be suffer the fate of a late marriage (which is considered a horrible thing in Japan in the past... may be still the same, haha).

I don't agree with this old fashioned idea (this ceremony started in 5th century!) that a happy marriage is the only happiness for girls and their parents, but I do miss the dolls, songs and sweets...My grand parents bought  me the dolls when I was born, but I haven't seen them for many years since I left my parents house.

This year, since Rowan's been sick and I'm also tired and lazy, I don't think I'm going to do anything special. 

I took these photos a few days ago..

These ridiculous (and pretty yucky looking) Barbie doll cakes reminded me of girls' day and the happy starting of spring...(?) and really wish I had one for myself today!!

We found them when we were walking in Haarlem. I couldn't help myself but take photos of them. They were cakes with a real barbie doll stuck in the middle (standing). A sign says,  you can bring your own Barbie and they will make a cake for it. Each cakes cost around 40 euro. Must be so much fun making these absurd (stupid?) cakes!

Oh... dear...

Those cakes also reminded me the best cake book ever, Cake Wrecks. They also have a website that can keep you entertained with amazing photos of horrible cakes.

   This is the book
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