Red dumplings - Akadango

Japanese: 赤団子 - あかだんご
Red dumplings - Akadango
〘Noun〙 (From the fact that mugwort used to make dumplings is used as moxa for moxibustion and that the moxa is rolled into a ball and set on fire) Used to refer to moxibustion for children. Yaito. ※Sakehon Keisei Genshu (1791) "When a child cries, feed them red dumplings to help them grow up."

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:
〘名〙 (団子を作るヨモギを灸(きゅう)のもぐさに使い、また、もぐさを丸めて火をつけるところから) 灸を子供に対していう。やいと。※洒落本・傾城諺種(1791)「小児の泣むしには赤だんごを喰せてそだて」

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