#和菓子の日 — Public Fediverse posts

Named after the new era, 'Kajō-gashi' (嘉祥菓子) were a type of sweet eaten each June 16th as a prayer for health. This tradition continued for many centuries.

The tradition of presenting the emperor with sweets for the 'Kashō Celebrations' (嘉祥の祝) was still alive in the Muromachi period.
In the 'Oyudono-no-ue-no-nikki' (御湯殿上日記), a diary kept by the ladies of court, these sweets were known as 'katsū'/'kazū' (かつう/かずう).

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As it was the 16th day, Ninmyō made an offering of 16 kinds of sweets & mochi (餅) to the gods.
The appearance of a white turtle in Bungo Province (豊後国) seemed to confirm that the prayers had worked, and so the emperor changed the era name to Kashō (嘉祥 'good augury'-848-51).

Thanks to Emperor Ninmyō, sweets became associated with good health and the prevention of disease.

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