草くさ摘つみ

noun

picking herbs and wildflowers

Especially associated with early spring, when young edible plants and wildflowers are gathered.

• 春はるになると、家か族ぞくで草くさ摘つみに出でかける。

  When spring comes, we go out as a family to pick wild herbs and flowers.

• 草くさ摘つみで摘つんだよもぎで草くさ餅もちを作つくった。

  We made kusa-mochi with the mugwort we picked while gathering wild plants.