[とうじがゆ, toujigayu](n) azuki bean rice gruel eaten on the day of the winter solstice (to chase away demons that spread contagious diseases)[Add to Longdo]
[とうじかぼちゃ(冬至南瓜);とうじカボチャ(冬至カボチャ), toujikabocha ( touji kabocha ); touji kabocha ( touji kabocha )](n) custom of keeping a pumpkin or squash during the winter and eating it on the day of the winter solstice[Add to Longdo]
[ろう, rou](n) (1) { Buddh } offering ceremony held on the third day of the dog after the winter solstice; (2) twelfth month of the lunisolar calendar; (3) (See 臈) year in the Buddhist order (after the completion of the first meditation retreat)[Add to Longdo]