Kagami mochi

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Japanese New Year decoration
gptkbp:associatedWith Shinto rituals
samurai tradition
gptkbp:broken_by hand or hammer
gptkbp:consistsOf two round mochi
gptkbp:consumedIn ozoni (New Year soup)
shiruko (sweet red bean soup)
gptkbp:decoratedWith gptkb:shide_(paper_streamers)
chestnuts
dried persimmons
urajiro (fern leaves)
ebi (dried shrimp)
gohei (ritual paper)
konbu (kelp)
gptkbp:displayed_from end of December
gptkbp:eatenWith gptkb:Kagami_Biraki
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kagami mochi
gptkbp:nameMeaning mirror rice cake
gptkbp:not_cut_with knife (to avoid bad luck)
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Muromachi_period
gptkbp:placed_in household Shinto altar
gptkbp:removes Kagami Biraki (around January 11)
gptkbp:symbolizes good fortune
yin and yang
the coming and going years
the human heart
continuity of family
gptkbp:topped_with gptkb:daidai_(Japanese_bitter_orange)
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Japanese_New_Year
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Japanese_New_Year_celebrations
gptkb:Japanese_Shogatsu
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7