冬とう至じ粥がゆ

noun

winter solstice adzuki bean rice gruel

A traditional dish eaten on the winter solstice, believed to ward off disease-causing demons. The practice is rooted in folk customs.

• 冬とう至じには冬とう至じ粥がゆを食たべて無む病びょう息そく災さいを願ねがう。

  On the winter solstice, we eat winter solstice adzuki bean rice gruel to pray for good health.