大おお福ぶく茶ちゃ

noun

New Year's tea made with the first drawn water

A traditional Japanese tea prepared on New Year's Day using the first water drawn from the well (wakamizu). It is believed to bring good health and ward off evil for the year.

• 元がん旦たんに大おお福ぶく茶ちゃをいただくと、一いち年ねん無む病びょう息そく災さいで過すごせるといわれています。

  It is said that drinking 大福茶 on New Year's Day ensures a year of good health and safety.

• 祖そ母ぼは毎まい年とし、若わか水みずで大おお福ぶく茶ちゃを点たてるのを楽たのしみにしている。

  Every year, my grandmother looks forward to preparing 大福茶 with the first water of the year.