Jinjitsu
jinjitsu 人日 human day one five seasonal festival 五節句 gosekku integrated japanese imperial calendar year ago sekku term given meaning special day observance festival celebrated seventh day first month considered part new year observance celebrated time also known nanakusanosekku feast seven herb custom eating sevenherb kayu 七草粥 nanakusagayu ensure good health ward away evil spirit coming new year name day mankind generates stipulation harm coming human day name festival seven herb come tradition store owner gathering providing seven lucky herb emperor nanakusagayu typical herb used creation nanakusagayu nazuna seri gogyo hotokenza suzushiro hakobe however region variation used tradition eating nanakusagayu seventh day spread heian period edo period shōgun would consume morning day prior coming together address shōgun another piece reasoning behind japanese people eating nanakusagayu seventh day jinjitsu also used day rest soup mixture easy stomach consumed rest digestive system may weakened food consumed first day new year name tradition derived ancient chinese custom called renri mean day human born whereby opening day first lunar month assigned particular creature animal forbidden kill lay harm day thus first seven day month chicken day dog day boar day sheep day cow day horse day human day day harm caused animal seventh day punishment handed criminal also legend goddess nüwa created world created animal different day human th day celebration feast japan moved th day first lunar month th day january meiji period japan adopted solar calendar time reform isolationism modern global form government also included celebration singing folk song nanakusabayashi performed area throughout japan tradition run strong throughout japan one many stuck around century japanese new year tradition feast seven herb health nd retrieved nipponia sept retrieved renri nd retrieved renri nd roy c traditional festival multicultural encyclopedia abcclio inc retrieved tatsuya february jinjitsu retrieved