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Nanakusa n
relig. "Seven herbs" day, 7th January. It is the first of the five gosekku or seasonal days. On this one families eat rice soup made with seven seasonal herbs (nanakusa) to welcome the spring. It may also be offered to kami. There is an autumn version of the soup called aki-nanakusa A Popular Dictionary of Shinto (Brian Bocking)