Botamochi (牡丹餅) feature in a lovely little proverb (ことわざ 'kotowaza').
'Tana kara botamochi' (棚からぼたもち), lit. 'a botamochi falls down from the shelf'.
It means to 'receive a windfall' or get 'a lucky break'.
As offerings, it is said that botamochi were made as a prayer for fertility (and a successful growing season) and ohagi in thanks for the harvest🌾
Long held to be an auspicious colour, the deep-red of the cakes was believed to console ancestral spirits and offer protection🙏
🌸FOOD FOR THE EQUINOX🍂
Food plays an important roll at Higan (彼岸).
On the first and last day of the equinoctial week, rice dumplings (団子 'dango') are offered at the family altar. Rice cakes covered in bean jam (botamochi in spring and ohagi in fall) are presented mid-week.
Botamochi (牡丹餅) feature in a lovely little proverb (ことわざ 'kotowaza').
'Tana kara botamochi' (棚からぼたもち), lit. 'a botamochi falls down from the shelf'.
It means to 'receive a windfall' or get 'a lucky break'.
Botamochi (牡丹餅) and ohagi (おはぎ) are popular during the equinoctial weeks, when they are made as sacred offerings and enjoyed as tasty snacks.
Glutinous rice is soaked, cooked and formed into a ball. Around this ball a thick sweet bean paste is packed on.
知ってた？「ぼた餅」と「おはぎ」の違い。似ている2つの「餅」の由来や歴史を解説
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Ohagi (御萩), a simple rice cake covered in bean jam, goes by different names (& textures) depending on the season...
🌸spring = botamochi (牡丹餅 'peony')
⛱️summer = yofune (夜舟 'night boat')
🎑autumn = ohagi (御萩 'bush clover')
🌨️winter = kita-mado (北窓 'northern window').
'Kita-mado' look like normal ohagi, but their texture and taste are different.
🌸FOOD FOR THE EQUINOX🍂
Food plays an important roll at Higan (彼岸).
On the first and last day of the equinoctial week, rice dumplings (団子 'dango') are offered at the family altar.
Rice cakes covered in bean jam (botamochi in spring and ohagi in fall) are presented mid-week.
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