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Japanese custom of eating seven herb rice porridge

The Festival of Seven Herbs or Nanakusa no sekku is the long standing Japanese custom of eating seven herb rice porridge (七草粥, nanakusa gayu, lit. "7 Herbs Rice Congee") on January 7 (Jinjitsu); one of the Gosekku.

The seventh of the first month has been an important Japanese festival since ancient times. Jingchu Suishiji, written in the Six Dynasties China, recorded the Southern Chinese custom of eating a hot soup that contains seven vegetables to bring longevity and health and ward off evil on the 7th day of the first month of the Chinese calendar. Since there is little green at that time of the year, the young green herbs bring color to the table and eating them suits the spirit of the New Year. The custom was present in Taiwan until the mid Qing Dynasty, and is still present in parts of rural Guangdong province.

Standard Hiragana Romaji Translation唐土の鳥と、 日本の鳥と、渡らぬ先に、七種なずな、手につみ入れて、亢觜斗張となるとうどのとりと、にほんのとりと、わたらぬさきに、ななくさなずな、てにつみいれて、こうしとちょうとなるtōdo no tori to,nihon no tori to,wataranu saki ni,nanakusa nazuna,te ni tsumi ire te,kōshitochō to naruChina land's birds andJapanese birds,earlier than bring on their coming,seven species wild herb,I pluck them to the hand andit becomes Neck, Turtle Beak, Dipper and Extended Net.

The Japanese parsley (Oenanthe javanica) species of the Oenanthe (water dropworts) genus is closely related to and easily confused with toxic water hemlock. Although accidental poisoning is rare, caution should be exercised when dealing with oenanthe species. As Oenanthe javanica is not found outside of Asia unless specifically cultivated, wild growing varieties of water dropworts should be considered lethal, even in small amounts.