【No. 1106】Mochi (餅 - Rice Cake)
Dec 28, 2017 21:04
Today I did 餅つき (mochitsuki).
Mochitsuki is a traditional Japanese event that people make 餅 (mochi - rice cake) -- I explained about that just one year ago in the following entry.
http://lang-8.com/kanotown/journals/76091474305243240897493045035997627438
Today, I'd like to talk about one accepted theory about the reason why Japanese people eat mochi on New Year holidays.
The theory says that it comes from 歯固めの儀 (hagatame no gi - teeth hardening ritual), which was held during the Heian period.
In this ritual, people ate hard food from January 1st to 3rd in order to make their teeth strong, while wishing for longevity and health.
Here mochi were used as hard food.
Mochitsuki is a traditional Japanese event that people make 餅 (mochi - rice cake) -- I explained about that just one year ago in the following entry.
http://lang-8.com/kanotown/journals/76091474305243240897493045035997627438
Today, I'd like to talk about one accepted theory about the reason why Japanese people eat mochi on New Year holidays.
The theory says that it comes from 歯固めの儀 (hagatame no gi - teeth hardening ritual), which was held during the Heian period.
In this ritual, people ate hard food from January 1st to 3rd in order to make their teeth strong, while wishing for longevity and health.
Here mochi were used as hard food.
餅
私は今日、餅つきをしました。
餅つきとは餅を作る日本の伝統行事のことで、そのことについてはちょうど一年前の以下の投稿で説明しています。
今日は、日本で正月に餅を食べるようになった理由について、1つの有力な説を紹介しようと思います。
それは、平安時代に行われた「歯固めの儀」に由来するというものです。
この儀式は、元日から三日まで硬いものを食べて歯を丈夫にし、長寿と健康を願います。
ここで「硬いもの」として「餅」が使われていたというわけです。
私は今日、餅つきをしました。
餅つきとは餅を作る日本の伝統行事のことで、そのことについてはちょうど一年前の以下の投稿で説明しています。
今日は、日本で正月に餅を食べるようになった理由について、1つの有力な説を紹介しようと思います。
それは、平安時代に行われた「歯固めの儀」に由来するというものです。
この儀式は、元日から三日まで硬いものを食べて歯を丈夫にし、長寿と健康を願います。
ここで「硬いもの」として「餅」が使われていたというわけです。
Corrections (2)
No. 1 シャル❇️
That's a good theory !
Toru
Thank you for the comment, Sharu-san (^^)
Thank you for the comment, Sharu-san (^^)
No. 2 SecretSauce
- Mochitsuki is a traditional Japanese event that people make 餅 (mochi - rice cake) -- I explained about that just one year ago in the following entry.
- Mochitsuki is a traditional Japanese event in wthichat people make 餅 (mochi - rice cake) -- I explained about that just one year ago in the following entry.
- Today, I'd like to talk about one accepted theory about the reason why Japanese people eat mochi on New Year holidays.
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- The theory says that it comes from 歯固めの儀 (hagatame no gi - teeth hardening ritual), which was held during the Heian period.
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- In this ritual, people ate hard food from January 1st to 3rd in order to make their teeth strong, while wishing for longevity and health.
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- Here mochi were used as hard food.
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Here mochi were used as hard food.
I wouldn't call mochi "hard". Perhaps difficult to chew might be a better thing to say?
Toru
Thank you so much for correcting my post!
> I wouldn't call mochi "hard". Perhaps difficult to chew might be a better thing to say?
Actually, we often dry mochi to keep them long. Such dried mochi are hard physically (not sticky), and they were used in hagatame no gi.
Thank you so much for correcting my post!
> I wouldn't call mochi "hard". Perhaps difficult to chew might be a better thing to say?
Actually, we often dry mochi to keep them long. Such dried mochi are hard physically (not sticky), and they were used in hagatame no gi.
SecretSauce
I see! I didn't know that. I guess we both learned something from this entry.ありがとう! :)
I see! I didn't know that. I guess we both learned something from this entry.ありがとう! :)
Toru
My pleasure! Yes, it was a great opportunities :)
My pleasure! Yes, it was a great opportunities :)