#土用丑の日 — Public Fediverse posts
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To combat the heat it is customary to eat eel on "doyō ushi-no-hi" (土用丑の日 "midsummer day of the ox").
In 2025 this falls on 2 dates...July 19th and 31st.Narumi-Mochi Honten's (鳴海餅本店) 'unagi-manju' (うなぎ万寿) is an adorable alternative to gobbling up real eel.
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The doyō (土用) periods each equate to an element...
🌸 spring = wood
🌞 summer = fire
🍁 autumn = metal
❄️ winter = water -
🐍🥵DOGS DAYS & EELS😋⛱️
The hairdryer heat, the constant whir of insects, the lack of shade...everything at this time of year feels exhausting.
The dog days of summer are here!🥴
To combat the heat it is customary to eat eel on 'doyō ushi-no-hi' (土用丑の日 'midsummer day of the ox' - July 30th this year).
Narumi Sekihan's (鳴海餅本店) 'unagi-manju' (うなぎ万寿) is an adorable alternative to gobbling up real Japanese eel (an endangered species).