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Ohagi / Botamochi
(Name is different depending on the area)
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"Ohagi" is a glutinous rice ball covered with anko餡子(sweetened red bean paste).
There are two types of anko, tsubu-an (sweetened smashed red beans) and
koshi-an (sweetened strained red beans).
| There are also two varaeties of ohagi coated |
| 1: with kinako 黄粉 (yellowish soybean flour) and sugar |
| 2: with sesame seeds and salt |
We can buy ohagi at any wagashi-ten 和菓子店 or supermarket through the year.
I love ohagi with tsubu-an the best :D
Ohagi is customarily offered to the spirits of the ancestors
in the vernal and autumnal equinoctial week.
| Year | First day Higan-iri/彼岸入り |
The vernal equinox Shumbun-no-hi/春分の日 Higan-no-Chunichi/彼岸の中日 |
Last day Higan-ake/彼岸明け |
First day Higan-iri/彼岸入り |
The autumn equinox Shuubun-n0-hi/秋分の日 Higan-no-Chunichi/彼岸の中日 |
Last day Higan-ake/彼岸明け |
| 2015 | March 18 | March 21 (Sat) | March 24 | September 20 | September 23 (Wed) | September 26 |
| 2016 | March 17 | March 20 (Sun) | March 23 | September 19 | September 22 (Thu) | September 25 |
| 2017 | March 17 | March 20 (Mon) | March 23 | September 20 | September 23 (Sat) | September 26 |
| 2018 | March 18 | March 21 (Wed) | March 24 | September 20 | September 23 (Sun) | September 26 |
| 2019 | March 18 | March 21 (Thu) | March 24 | September 20 | September 23 (Mon) | September 26 |
| 2020 | March 17 | March 20 (Fri) | March 23 | September 19 | September 22 (Tue) | September 25 |
| 2021 | March 17 | March 20 (Sat) | March 23 | September 20 | September 23 (Thu) | September 26 |
| 2022 | March 18 | March 21 (Mon) | March 24 | September 20 | September 23 (Fri) | September 26 |
| 2023 | March 18 | March 21 (Tue) | March 24 | September 20 | September 23 (Sat) | September 26 |
| 2024 | March 17 | March 20 (Wed) | March 23 | September 19 | September 22 (Sun) | September 25 |
| 2025 | March 17 | March 20 (Thu) | March 23 | September 20 | September 23 (Tue) | September 26 |
| 2026 | March 17 | March 20 (Fri) | March 23 | September 20 | September 23 (Wed) | September 26 |
| 2027 | March 18 | March 21 (Sun) | March 24 | September 20 | September 23 (Thu) | September 26 |
| 2028 | March 17 | March 20 (Mon) | March 23 | September 19 | September 22 (Fri) | September 25 |
| 2029 | March 17 | March 20 (Tue) | March 23 | September 20 | September 23 (Sun) | September 26 |
| 2030 | March 17 | March 20 (Wed) | March 23 | September 20 | September 23 (Mon) | September 26 |
