#七草の節句 — Public Fediverse posts

It was in the 'Kakai-shō' (河海抄), a commentary on 'The Tale of Genji' written by Yotsutsuji Yoshinari (四辻善成) around 1362, that we first see the current combination of 7 herbs: water dropwort, shepherd's purse, cudweed, chickweed, nipplewort, turnip and daikon.
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On the eve of Nanakusa-no-sekku a very strange ritual once took place.
When the 7 herb porridge was being prepared, the remainder of the shepherd's purse (なずな) would be steeped in water. The family would soak their fingers in this soup.

#七草の節句 #Japan #7herbsofspring

Atsuko-san is here to show you what the 'nanakusa' (七草 '7 herbs') look like.

In the depths of winter, when frost covered the ground, the 'nanakusa' were some of the only plants still growing. Their lush green colour came to represent hope and renewal.
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「年末年始の暴飲暴食をスッキリと…」阪神梅田本店で無病息災を願う『七草がゆ』ふるまわれる【七草の節句】（2025年1月7日）# shorts #七草がゆ #阪神梅田本店
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「年末年始の暴飲暴食をスッキリと…」阪神梅田本店で無病息災を願う『七草がゆ』ふるまわれる【七草の節句】（2025年1月7日）
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The herbs are good for you!

🌿Seri (せり) = increases appetite
🌿Nazuna (なずな) = iron rich
🌿Gogyō (ごぎょう) = antipyretic
🌿Hakobera (はこべら) = rich in Vitamin A
🌿Hotokenoza (ほとけのざ) = full of fibre
🌿Suzuna (すずな/かぶ) = vitamin rich
🌿Suzushiro (すずしろ) = promotes digestion

#7springherbs #congee #ricegruel #七草 #七草の節句 #七草粥

Atsuko-san is here to show you what the 'nanakusa' (七草 '7 herbs') look like.

In the depths of winter, when frost covered the ground, the 'nanakusa' were some of the only plants still growing. Their lush green colour came to represent hope and renewal.

#Kyoto #京都 #七草の節句 #Japan #nanakusanosekku

You can find the 7 herbs you need for your rice-congee conveniently packaged at supermarkets.

🌿water dropwort (せり)
🌿shepherd’s purse (なずな/ぺんぺん)
🌿cudweed (ごぎょう)
🌿chickweed (はこべら)
🌿nipplewort (ほとけのざ)
🌿turnip (すずな/かぶ)
🌿daikon (すずしろ・大根)

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🌿WHOLESOME HERBS🥣

After all that New Year excess it's time for a hearty porridge to help fortify the body for the year ahead.

For over a thousand years herbs have been gathered, mixed into a rice gruel and consumed on the 7th day of the 1st month as a prayer for health and luck.

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On January 7th many people in Japan consume a rice-porridge mixed with 7 different herbs.
'Nanakusa-no-sekku' (七草の節句), known also as 'Jinjitsu' (人日), is 1 of 5 seasonal festivals celebrated by the imperial court for over 1000 years.

The dish is eaten as a prayer for health and longevity (in China it was eaten to ward off evil spirits)🥣🌿

in every thicket
where people live...
pounding New Year's herbs
あの藪に人の住めばぞ薺打
-Issa (小林一茶), 1804.

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