In celebration of Japan’s Hinamatsuri festival (AKA Girls’ Day), Sanrio made this cute Hello Kitty ceramic coin bank! Featuring the lovely white feline in an adorable kimono and charming wig headdress, this is a great memorabilia for the festival this year!

Girls’ day is held every March 3rd in Japan, which is mainly a day to display traditional Japanese ornamental dolls in platforms covered in red cloth.  The festival’s origin can be traced back as early as the Heian era where it is believed that the dolls possessed a great power to contain bad spirits. Because of this belief, it is customary to hold this event by setting afloat a boat full of dolls that will take away the bad spirits that haunt the people.

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