Tuesday, January 7, 2025
January 7th is known as "Seven Herbs Day," and on this day people eat rice porridge containing the seven spring herbs - parsley, shepherd's purse, gogyo, chickweed, henbit, turnip, and Japanese radish - to ward off evil spirits and pray for good health.
Take care of your stomach and intestines with some young spring vegetables, and get your body in shape to survive the cold of winter!
Mix in plenty of nutritious seven herbs...
Drive away evil spirits and pray for good health!
With a calm mind and thoughts of spring buds, savor the rice porridge with seven herbs slowly and with boundless love, gratitude and prayer.
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