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
七草の節句には、七草粥を食べる習慣があります。
There is a custom of eating seven-herb rice porridge on the Feast of the Seven Herbs of Health.
Standard kanji spelling for this seasonal festival name.
Alternate kanji spelling using 種 instead of 草; both are used.
五節句 is the broader category of five seasonal festivals, while 七草の節句 is one specific festival within that set.
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.