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Nanakusa
January 7

Nanakusa is the Festival of Seven Herbs. During the Heian period (794-1192 A.D.) nanakusagayu a rice-herb porridge was served on the morning of January 7. It was believed that these herbs would remove evil from the body and prevent illness. Many people still consume this on January 7th.

The nanakusa are seven edible wild herbs of spring. Traditionally, they are:

• Water dropwort (seri, Oenanthe javanica)
• Shepherd's purse (nazuna)
• Cudweed (gogyo, Gnaphalium affine)
• Chickweed (hakobera, Stellaria media)
• Nipplewort (hotokenoza, Lapsana apogonoides)
• Turnip (suzuna)
• Daikon (suzushiro)
  

Sources:
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