noun
Jinjitsu; Festival of the Seventh Day
One of the five ancient seasonal festivals (五節句), observed on the seventh day of the first lunar month. In modern Japan it is largely historical and rarely celebrated, though the date is sometimes noted in traditional calendars.
See also: 五節句
人日は五節句の一つで、旧暦一月七日にあたる。
Jinjitsu is one of the five seasonal festivals, falling on the seventh day of the first month of the lunar calendar.
かつて人日には七草粥を食べる習慣があった。
In the past, there was a custom of eating seven-herb rice porridge on Jinjitsu.
From Chinese 人日 (rénrì), literally 'Human Day', an ancient festival marking the creation of humans according to Chinese mythology. The reading じんじつ is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi.