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Nanakusa-gayu

On January 7th, we customary eat nanakusa-gayu (seven herb rice porridge)
cooked with the seven herbs of spring. It is thought that
eating nanakusa-gayu will prevent illness in the coming year.

turnip

nipplewort

shepherd's purse

water dropwort

daikon

chickweed

cudweed

The nanakusa are traditionally water dropwort (seri), shepherd's purse (nazuna),
cudweed (gogyo), chickweed (hakobera), nipplewort (hotokenoza),
turnip (suzuna), and daikon (suzushiro).




Relevant sites:
Nanakusa-gayu
Nanakusa-gayu served at a temple

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