| Later, the Hina-matsuri Festival turned out to be a rite or festival to purify people and prevent the causes of disaster by removing various stains from katashiro (a small human-shaped sheet of paper) by floating them in streams, rivers, or in the sea. |
その後、紙製の小さな人の形（形代（かたしろ））を作ってそれに穢れを移し、川や海に流して災厄を祓う祭礼になった。 |