Nanakusa-no-sekku

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Nanakusa-no-sekku 七草の節句
Nanakusa being prepared
Genre	Custom
Date(s)	January 7
Frequency	Annually
Country	Japan
Activity	Eating seven-herb rice porridge

The Festival of Seven Herbs or Nanakusa no sekku (Japanese: 七草の節句) 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.