The Festival of Seven Herbs or Nanakusa no sekku (Japanese: 七草の節句) is the long-standing Japanese custom of eating seven-herb rice porridge (七草粥, nanakusa-gayu, lit. "7 Herbs Rice-Congee") on January 7 (Jinjitsu); one of the Gosekku.
The seventh of the first month has been an important Japanese festival since ancient times. Jingchu Suishiji, written in the Six Dynasties China, recorded the Southern Chinese custom of eating a hot soup that contains seven vegetables to bring longevity and health and ward off evil on the 7th day of the first month of the Chinese calendar. Since there is little green at that time of the year, the young green herbs bring color to the table and eating them suits the spirit of the New Year. The custom was present in Taiwan until the mid-Qing Dynasty, and is still present in parts of rural Guangdong province.
Seven spring flowersedit
The nanakusa (七草/七種), or more specifically, haru no nanakusa (春の七草/春の七種), spring's seven flowers (or herbs), are seven edible wild herbs of spring. Traditionally, they are:
There is considerable variation in the precise ingredients, with common local herbs often being substituted.
On the morning of January 7, or the night before, people place the nanakusa, rice scoop, and/or wooden pestle on the cutting board and, facing the good-luck direction, chant "Before the birds of the continent (China) fly to Japan, let's get nanakusa" while cutting the herbs into pieces. The chant may vary from place to place.
tōdo no tori to, nihon no tori to, wataranu saki ni, nanakusa nazuna, te ni tsumi-ire te, kōshitochō to naru
China-land's birds and Japanese birds, earlier than bring on their coming, seven species wild herb, I pluck them to the hand and it becomes Neck, Turtle Beak, Dipper and Extended Net.
Seven autumn flowersedit
The spring-time nanakusa are mirrored by aki no nanakusa (秋の七草/秋の七種), meaning autumn's seven flowers. They are listed below:
Unlike their spring counterparts, there is no particular event to do anything about the seven flowers of autumn. The autumn flowers are not intended for picking or eating, but for appreciation, despite each one is believed to have medical efficacy in traditional Chinese medicine. Tanka and haiku theming hanano (花野, lit. flower field), meaning fields where the autumn wildflowers are in full bloom, have a centuries-old history.
Cautionary noteedit
The Japanese parsley (Oenanthe javanica) species of the Oenanthe (water dropworts) genus is closely related to and easily confused with toxic water hemlock. Although accidental poisoning is rare, caution should be exercised when dealing with oenanthe species. As Oenanthe javanica is not found outside of Asia unless specifically cultivated, wild-growing varieties of water dropworts should be considered lethal, even in small amounts.[1]
Referencesedit
^Ball, M. J. (May 1987). "Hemlock Water Dropwort Poisoning". Postgraduate Medical Journal. 63 (739): 363–365. doi:10.1136/pgmj.63.739.363. PMC2428460. PMID 3671269.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Nanakusa no sekku news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Festival of Seven Herbs or Nanakusa no sekku Japanese 七草の節句 is the long standing Japanese custom of eating seven herb rice porridge 七草粥 nanakusa gayu lit 7 Herbs Rice Congee on January 7 Jinjitsu one of the Gosekku Nanakusa no sekku七草の節句Nanakusa being preparedGenreCustomDate s January 7FrequencyAnnuallyCountryJapanActivityEating seven herb rice porridgeNanakusa gayu Contents 1 History 2 Seven spring flowers 2 1 Musical accompaniment 3 Seven autumn flowers 4 Cautionary note 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe seventh of the first month has been an important Japanese festival since ancient times Jingchu Suishiji written in the Six Dynasties China recorded the Southern Chinese custom of eating a hot soup that contains seven vegetables to bring longevity and health and ward off evil on the 7th day of the first month of the Chinese calendar Since there is little green at that time of the year the young green herbs bring color to the table and eating them suits the spirit of the New Year The custom was present in Taiwan until the mid Qing Dynasty and is still present in parts of rural Guangdong province Seven spring flowers editThe nanakusa 七草 七種 or more specifically haru no nanakusa 春の七草 春の七種 spring s seven flowers or herbs are seven edible wild herbs of spring Traditionally they are Image Traditional name Modern name English nbsp 芹 せり seri セリ seri Japanese parsley nbsp 薺 なずな nazuna ナズナ nazunaぺんぺん草 penpengusa Shepherd s purse nbsp 御形 ごぎょう gogyō ハハコグサ 母子草 hahakogusa Cudweed nbsp 繁縷 はこべら hakobera コハコベ 小蘩蔞 kohakobe Chickweed nbsp 仏の座 ほとけのざ hotokenoza コオニタビラコ 小鬼田平子 koonitabirako Nipplewort nbsp 菘 すずな suzuna カブ 蕪 kabu Turnip nbsp 蘿蔔 すずしろ suzushiro ダイコン 大根 daikon RadishThere is considerable variation in the precise ingredients with common local herbs often being substituted On the morning of January 7 or the night before people place the nanakusa rice scoop and or wooden pestle on the cutting board and facing the good luck direction chant Before the birds of the continent China fly to Japan let s get nanakusa while cutting the herbs into pieces The chant may vary from place to place Musical accompaniment edit Standard Hiragana Romaji Translation唐土の鳥と 日本の鳥と 渡らぬ先に 七種なずな 手につみ入れて 亢觜斗張となる とうどのとりと にほんのとりと わたらぬさきに ななくさなずな てにつみいれて こうしとちょうとなる tōdo no tori to nihon no tori to wataranu saki ni nanakusa nazuna te ni tsumi ire te kōshitochō to naru China land s birds andJapanese birds earlier than bring on their coming seven species wild herb I pluck them to the hand andit becomes Neck Turtle Beak Dipper and Extended Net Seven autumn flowers editThe spring time nanakusa are mirrored by aki no nanakusa 秋の七草 秋の七種 meaning autumn s seven flowers They are listed below Image Traditional name Modern name English nbsp 女郎花 おみなえし ominaeshi オミナエシ ominaeshi Patrinia scabiosifolia nbsp 尾花 おばな obana ススキ susuki Miscanthus sinensis nbsp 桔梗 ききょう kikyou キキョウ kikyou Platycodon grandiflorus nbsp 撫子 なでしこ nadeshiko カワラナデシコ kawaranadeshiko Dianthus superbus nbsp 藤袴 ふじばかま fujibakama フジバカマ fujibakama Eupatorium fortunei nbsp 葛 くず kuzu クズ kuzu Pueraria lobata nbsp 萩 はぎ hagi ハギ hagi LespedezaThe seven flowers of autumn are bush clover hagi miscanthus obana Miscanthus sinensis kudzu large pink nadeshiko Dianthus superbus yellow flowered valerian ominaeshi Patrinia scabiosifolia boneset fujibakama Eupatorium fortunei and Chinese bellflower kikyō Platycodon gradiflorus These seven autumn flowers provide visual enjoyment Their simplicity was very much admired they are small and dainty yet beautifully colored They are named as typical autumn flowers in a verse from the Man yōshu anthology Unlike their spring counterparts there is no particular event to do anything about the seven flowers of autumn The autumn flowers are not intended for picking or eating but for appreciation despite each one is believed to have medical efficacy in traditional Chinese medicine Tanka and haiku theming hanano 花野 lit flower field meaning fields where the autumn wildflowers are in full bloom have a centuries old history Cautionary note editThe Japanese parsley Oenanthe javanica species of the Oenanthe water dropworts genus is closely related to and easily confused with toxic water hemlock Although accidental poisoning is rare caution should be exercised when dealing with oenanthe species As Oenanthe javanica is not found outside of Asia unless specifically cultivated wild growing varieties of water dropworts should be considered lethal even in small amounts 1 References edit Ball M J May 1987 Hemlock Water Dropwort Poisoning Postgraduate Medical Journal 63 739 363 365 doi 10 1136 pgmj 63 739 363 PMC 2428460 PMID 3671269 External links editTaamchai Japanese Culture Jinjitsu 人日 春の七草 チームウソ八百 So net blog Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nanakusa no sekku amp oldid 1144958304, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
