<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">hina dolls</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>dolls</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>dolls, hina</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>hina doll</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Japanese ritual dolls made of clay or porcelain and dressed in real clothes that are used at the girls' festival, Hina Matsuri, held annually in March. A number or dolls representing the emperor, empress, and their court are displayed on a stepped altar. Girls of ages 7 to 17 visit each other's collections and refreshments are offered to their majesties, then to the guests, in a ritual more than 900 years old.  ]]></note></mads>