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七草の節句 (nanakusanosekku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

七なな草くさの節せっ句く

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Meanings

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expression, noun

Feast of the Seven Herbs of Health; one of the five seasonal festivals

Celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar; one of the 五節句 (five seasonal festivals).

See also: 五節句

七なな草くさの節せっ句くには、七なな草くさ粥がゆ

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There is a custom of eating seven-herb rice porridge on the Feast of the Seven Herbs of Health.

Kanji

七seven
草grass, weeds, herbs
節node, season, period
句phrase, clause, sentence
種species, kind, class

Related words

五ご節せっ句く
五節句 is the broader category of five seasonal festivals, while 七草の節句 is one specific festival within that set.

Written forms

七なな草くさの節せっ句く
Standard kanji spelling for this seasonal festival name.
七なな種くさの節せっ句く
Alternate kanji spelling using 種 instead of 草; both are used.

Etymology

The name combines 七草 (seven herbs) with 節句 (seasonal festival). The exact historical derivation of the festival is uncertain, but it is traditionally associated with health and the lunar calendar.