It was not until the Tensho era that this play 'Hina-asobi' was transformed into 'Hina-matsuri' as an event of the seasonal festival; thus, it is assumed that Hina-matsuri began to be held as purification during the seasonal festival of March from this era.
この遊びである「雛あそび」が節句としての「雛祭り」へと変わったのは天正年間以降のことであり、この時代から三月の節句の祓に雛祭りを行うようになったと推測されている。