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I don't really have any sources to back this up, but a celebratory or "good luck" color combination in Japan is red and white; I wouldn't be surprised if that was more of a eason for the celebratory rice being red than a woman attaining menarch... 210.250.9.162 (talk) 03:54, 9 April 2008 (UTC) Scott[reply]
While I can't claim that the entire tradition of eating sekihan in celebration derives from it's traditional consumption upon a girl's reaching menarche, the latter is in fact a well-known tradition, albiet probably seldom practiced these days. The Japanese Wikipedia states thusly:
