No. 130
Eat something that starts with U.
Midsummer Day of the Ox is when people in Japan traditionally eat grilled eel.
the summer heat hangs heavy, I eat something that starts with U
Today is the Midsummer Day of the Ox. During the roughly 18 days before the start of autumn, the days that fall on the ox in the twelve-day zodiac cycle are known for one custom above all: eating grilled eel.
There's an old saying that foods starting with the sound "u" help you get through the summer heat. Unagi (eel), udon, umeboshi (pickled plum), uri (melon). There are more of them than you'd think.
Today has a little extra luck in it. Just don't overeat.
Try this today
- Eat one food whose name starts with U
- Go easy on ice-cold drinks
- Get to bed early
