初はつ若わか菜な

noun

first young greens of the year

Rare seasonal term referring to the earliest edible wild greens or young vegetables harvested in spring, often associated with traditional poetry and the New Year.

• 初はつ若わか菜なを摘つむ行ぎょう事じが、古ふるくから行おこなわれてきた。

  The custom of picking the first young greens of the year has been practiced since ancient times.