January 7 is known as nanakusa (七草), seven herbs. It is a day to eat rice porridge with seven herbs in the morning to wish the good health for the year.
There are 2 sets of 7 herbs: haru no nanakusa (春の七草), spring seven herbs and aki no nanakusa (秋の七草), autumn seven herbs.
Today is for spring one. They are seri (セリ:Japanese parsley), nazuna (なずな:Shepherd's purse), gogyo (ごぎょう:Jersey Cudweed), hakobera (はこべら:Common chickweed), hotokenoza (ほとけのざ:Henbit), suzuna (すずな:Turnip), and suzushiro (すずしろ:Daikon).
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