{"id":39,"date":"2009-01-07T13:42:51","date_gmt":"2009-01-07T17:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=39"},"modified":"2018-07-27T18:06:40","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T18:06:40","slug":"jinjitsu-%e4%ba%ba%e6%97%a5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/jinjitsu-%e4%ba%ba%e6%97%a5\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Culture: Jinjitsu (\u4eba\u65e5)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jinjitsu (\u4eba\u65e5<\/strong><\/span>) is celebrated on the seventh of Janurary.\u00a0 Jinjitsu (\u4eba\u65e5<\/strong><\/span>)\u00a0literally means ‘human day.’\u00a0 It’s called human day because it’s believed to be a day when humans were first created.\u00a0 In the 1800s, criminals were given leniency and executions were delayed on Jinjitsu (\u4eba\u65e5<\/strong><\/span>).\u00a0 Jinjitsu (\u4eba\u65e5<\/strong><\/span>) used to be a holiday of compassion.\u00a0 Today, Jinjitsu (\u4eba\u65e5<\/strong><\/span>) is still celebrated but it’s considered part of the New Year’s celebrations rather than a separate celebration in and of itself.\u00a0 On this day Japanese people consume nanakusu gayu (\u4e03\u8349\u306e\u7bc0\u53e5<\/strong><\/span>) which means ‘seven herb porridge’ in Japanese.<\/p>\n

Along with rice, nanakusu gayu (\u4e03\u8349\u306e\u7bc0\u53e5<\/strong><\/span>) includes seven different types of herbs.\u00a0 One of the herbs contained in nanakusu gayu (\u4e03\u8349\u306e\u7bc0\u53e5<\/strong><\/span>) is called seri (\u305b\u308a<\/strong>).\u00a0 Seri (\u305b\u308a<\/strong>) is a water dropwart that looks like a white flower.\u00a0 You have to be careful with water dropwarts because some of them are poisonous and can kill humans.<\/p>\n

Another herb in nanakusu gayu (\u4e03\u8349\u306e\u7bc0\u53e5<\/strong><\/span>) is called nazuna (\u306a\u305a\u306a<\/strong>), which is called shepherd’s purse in English.\u00a0 Nazuna (\u306a\u305a\u306a<\/strong>) can be used as animal feed and for medicinal purposes.<\/p>\n

Have you ever heard of gogyoo (\u3054\u3054\u3088\u3046<\/strong>)?\u00a0 Gogyoo (\u3054\u3054\u3088\u3046<\/strong>) is called cudweed in English.\u00a0 It looks like a flower, but it’s definetely an edible herb.\u00a0 You might see caterpillars munching on gogyoo (\u3054\u3054\u3088\u3046<\/strong>),\u00a0for gogyoo (\u3054\u3054\u3088\u3046<\/strong>) is their staple diet.<\/p>\n

\"\"Hakobera (\u306f\u3053\u3079\u3089<\/strong>) is called chickweed in English.\u00a0 It’s considered a weed in the U.S., and you’ll see a lot of pesticides being used to get rid of hakobera (\u306f\u3053\u3079\u3089<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

\"\"Hotokenoza (\u307b\u3068\u3051\u306e\u3056<\/strong>) is called nipplewart in English.\u00a0 (I know, isn’t the name hilarious?!)\u00a0 Hotokenoza (\u307b\u3068\u3051\u306e\u3056<\/strong>) is often used in salads in Japan.<\/p>\n

\"\"Here’s a herb you might of heard of, it’s called suzuna (\u3059\u305a\u306a<\/strong>).\u00a0 Suzuna (\u3059\u305a\u306a<\/strong>) is a turnip leaf high in vitamin C.<\/p>\n

\"\"Another common herb in Japan is suzushiro (\u3059\u305a\u3057\u308d<\/strong>).\u00a0 Suzushiro (\u3059\u305a\u3057\u308d<\/strong>) is a radish leaf or the leaf from the radish’s stem.<\/p>\n

So those are the seven herbs that go into nanakusu gayu (\u4e03\u8349\u306e\u7bc0\u53e5<\/strong><\/span>).\u00a0 As you can see, nanakusu gayu (\u4e03\u8349\u306e\u7bc0\u53e5<\/strong><\/span>) is full of fiber so eat up everyone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jinjitsu (\u4eba\u65e5) is celebrated on the seventh of Janurary.\u00a0 Jinjitsu (\u4eba\u65e5)\u00a0literally means ‘human day.’\u00a0 It’s called human day because it’s believed to be a day when humans were first created.\u00a0 In the 1800s, criminals were given leniency and executions were delayed on Jinjitsu (\u4eba\u65e5).\u00a0 Jinjitsu (\u4eba\u65e5) used to be a holiday of compassion.\u00a0 Today, Jinjitsu…<\/p>\n

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