red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
せきはん
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red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
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母が作った赤飯は、もちもちしていてとても美味しい。
The sekihan my mother made is chewy and very delicious.
卒業式のお祝いに、家族で赤飯を炊いた。
We cooked sekihan as a celebration for the graduation ceremony with my family.
赤飯は、小豆の赤い色が邪気を払うと信じられてきた日本の伝統的な料理だ。
Sekihan is a traditional Japanese dish believed to ward off evil spirits with the red color of adzuki beans.
日本では、子供の誕生や七五三など、人生の節目に赤飯を食べる習慣がある。
In Japan, there is a custom of eating sekihan at life's milestones, such as a child's birth or Shichi-Go-San.
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