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Symbolism of minatsuki (水無月)...

⚪️🌨️White/clear uirō-mochi (外郎餠) = freshly fallen snow.

🫘🏥Azuki beans = red is an auspicious colour said to ward off evil (especially important in summer when disease spreads easily).

📐🧊Triangular shape = brings to mind ice and cools the body.

#minatsuki #水無月

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Symbolism of minatsuki (水無月)...

⚪️🌨️White/clear uirō-mochi (外郎餠) = freshly fallen snow.

🫘🏥Azuki beans = red is an auspicious colour said to ward off evil (especially important in summer when disease spreads easily).

📐🧊Triangular shape = brings to mind ice and cools the body.

#minatsuki #水無月

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Close up of a minatsuki...the colours and shapes have symbolic meaning.