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[[File:Koson-gosekku.jpg|right|thumb|320px|One of a set of hanging scrolls depicting the ''gosekku'', by [[Ikeda Koson]], c. 1830. Freer Gallery of Art.]]
*''Japanese'': 五節句 ''(gosekku)''
The traditional [[Japanese calendar]] features a number of regularly occurring annual festivals.
The ''gosekku'' (lit. "five seasonal festivals") were five of the most important seasonal rites performed by the Imperial Court.
They consist of:
*''Jinjitsu no sekku'' - 1st month, 7th day, seven herbs were eaten. Also known as Nanakusa no sekku, Wakana no sekku. In the Imperial Court, this was accompanied by a rite called Kochôhai.
*''Jinjitsu no sekku'' - 1st month, 7th day, seven herbs were eaten. Also known as Nanakusa no sekku, Wakana no sekku. In the Imperial Court, this was accompanied by a rite called Kochôhai.
*''Jômi no sekku'' or ''Jôshi''<!--上巳--> - 3/3, Girls' Festival, Dolls Festival, aka [[Hina matsuri]]. Also celebrated as the Kyokusui festival, emulating the famous [[Orchid Pavilion]] gathering organized by [[Wang Xizhi]] in [[353]]. In emulation of that event, courtiers composed poetry while floating wine cups down a stream in one of the palace gardens.
*''Jômi no sekku'' or ''Jôshi''<!--上巳--> - 3/3, Girls' Festival, Dolls Festival, aka [[Hina matsuri]]. Also celebrated as the Kyokusui festival, emulating the famous [[Orchid Pavilion]] gathering organized by [[Wang Xizhi]] in [[353]]. In emulation of that event, courtiers composed poetry while floating wine cups down a stream in one of the palace gardens.