Ohagi お萩

Today is the Autumnal Equinox Day. The Japanese have a custom of eating Botamochi ( Ohagi ) in the equinoctial week. Botamochi (Ohagi) is pre-formed rice-cake packed by red bean past (or soybean flour ). Botamochi and Ohagi are the same, but we call it Botamochi in the spring equinoctial week and call it Ohagi in the autumn equinoctial week. “Botamochi” is derived from “Botan” (peony), and “Ohagi” is derived from “Hagi” (Japanese bush clover). They were named after flowers represented in each season.
今日は秋分です。日本ではお彼岸に牡丹餅（お萩）を食べる習慣があります。牡丹餅（お萩）は、つきかけの餅を餡（あるいはきな粉）でつつんでいます。牡丹餅とお萩は同じものですが、春のお彼岸に食べるものを牡丹餅、秋のお彼岸に食べるものをお萩と呼びます。それぞれの季節を代表する花で呼んでいるわけです。

I also ate Ohagi for breakfast in this morning.
私も今朝、朝食にお萩を食べました。

I’d not like to lose this delicious custom.
こういうおいしい風習はなくしたくないものです。