Kawahajikami - Kawahajikami

…Chrysanthemums were said to be a miracle medicine and were believed to have the power to prolong life, so on this day people would drink chrysanthemum wine. There was also a custom of attaching a bag of shuyu (a kind of Japanese quince) to a pillar along with chrysanthemums to ward off evil spirits. In the Heian period, the harem would exchange the medicine balls of May 5 for bags of shuyu on this day. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Kawahajikami" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…菊は霊薬といわれ，延寿の効があると信じられ，この日，菊酒を飲むことも行われた。また，茱萸（しゆゆ）(カワハジカミ)の袋を柱に菊とともにつけ，悪気を払う風習もあった。5月5日の薬玉を，この日に茱萸袋ととりかえるのが平安時代の後宮で行われている。…

※「カワハジカミ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報