Renri

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Renri
Also calledPeople's Day
Observed by Chinese people
Type Cultural, religious (Chinese folk religion)
FrequencyAnnual
Related to Chinese New Year, Jinjitsu

In Japan, Renri is called Jinjitsu (人日, jinjitsu). It is one of the five seasonal festivals (五節句, gosekku). It is celebrated on January 7. It is also known as Nanakusa no sekku (七草の節句, nanakusa no sekku), "the feast of seven herbs", from the custom of eating seven-herb kayu (七草粥, nanakusa-gayu) to ensure good health for the coming year.

The celebration of the feast in Japan was moved from the seventh day of the first lunar month to the seventh day of January during the Meiji period, when Japan adopted the Gregorian calendar.

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See also

Renri
Chinese 人日
Literal meaningPeople's Day
Humans' Day