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Today, we will drink chrysanthemum sake by floating chrysanthemum flowers on drunken whales😊 September 9 is "Chou-you-no-Sekku," one of the five seasonal festivals. These are the representative festivals to pray for longevity and immortality: "Jinki-no-Sekku (Seven Herb Festival)" on January 7, "Kami-no-Sekku (Peach Festival)" on March 3, "Tango-no-Sekku (Iris Festival)" on May 5, "Tanabata-no-Sekku (Star Festival)" on July 7, and "Chou-you-no-Sekku (Chrysanthemum Festival)" on September 9. Originally, it was based on the theory of the five elements of Yin-Yang, which was introduced from China in the Nara period (710-794). Odd numbers were considered to be auspicious Yang numbers, while the overlapping Yang numbers were thought to be Yin, so people began to receive life force from seasonal plants on days with odd numbers to ward off evil spirits. The five-day festival system of establishing holidays from the Edo period (1603-1867) was abolished during the Meiji period (1868-1912) and became established as a seasonal event. The day is named "Chou-you" because it is the day when the largest yang number (odd number) among the single digit numbers, 9, overlaps. Today's dishes are
I had fried sandwiched fried rice with pork, egg, and wood ear, and I heard that there is a custom to celebrate with seasonal chestnut rice 😋 #yaohiro #yaohiro tsujido #tsujido #fujisawa
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