Six Days of the New Year - Muika and Toshikoshi

Japanese: 六日年越し - むいかとしこし

One of the New Year's events held on the 6th of the New Year. In some regions, it is called Kami no toshi-koshi, Onna no toshi-koshi, Uma no toshi-koshi, etc. The events held on this night are often similar to those held on New Year's Eve. In some regions, barley rice is eaten, and a river crab is skewered on a chigaya stick and placed in the doorway. In some regions, a sign with "Somin Shorai" written on it is hung in the doorway. In some regions, a branch of a thorny tree such as holly is placed in the doorway, and in some regions, a crab is eaten and its scissors are placed in the doorway, which is called Kani toshi-tori. In addition, on this night, the seven herbs to be used in the next day's seven-herb rice porridge are placed on a cutting board and smashed with a knife in front of the Shinto altar while chanting "Seven herbs shepherd's purse, Todo no tori to Nihon no tori to wataranusaki saki ni..." This event was also held in Tokyo until recent years.

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Japanese:

正月6日に行われた正月行事の一つ。神年越し，女の年越し，馬の年越しなどという地方もあった。この夜の行事は大みそかに似たものが多く，麦飯を食べ，沢がにをちがやの串に刺して戸口にはさむ地方，「蘇民将来」と書いた札を戸口に張る地方や，ひいらぎなどとげのある木の枝を戸口に差したり，かに年取りといってかにを食べ，その鋏を戸口に差したりする地方もある。またこの夜，翌日の七草粥に入れる七草をまな板に載せ，神棚の前で包丁でたたきながら，「七草なずな，唐土の鳥と日本の鳥と，渡らぬ先に…」などと唱える行事は，東京でも近年まで行われていた。

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