These figures are made to build towers of stones after being stripped of their clothes by Datsue-ba, who constantly knocks over those towers.
These figures are made to build towers of stones after being stripped of their clothes by Datsue-ba, who constantly knocks over those towers. Kishimojin became a protector of these figures after the Buddha hid one of them under his rice bowl. These figures are protected from club-wielding demons by being hid in robes and being read mantras. A ceremony that attempts to appease the spirits of these figures is called mizuko kuyo, and involves dressing a statue with a red cap. These figures are protected by an analogue of Ksitigarbha named Jizo. These figures are celebrated on a day that displays various ornamental dolls on a red carpet, and one in which carp streamers are flown. Dead examples of these figures can't cross the Sanzu River because they haven't accumulated enough good deeds. For 10 points name these people who celebrate the Shichi-Go-San festival at 3, 5, and 7 years of age.
These figures are made to build towers of stones after being stripped of their clothes by Datsue-ba, who constantly knocks over those towers.
children [accept  infants or babies or other answers that convey the same idea; accept deceased or dead  children; accept stillborns or aborted fetuses]