現在は、お正月のお祝い料理として、五段重ねの漆塗りの重箱に各種の料理を詰めてだすもの。昔は、特別な行事の日（節句）に、神に供える料理のことを意味しました。
O-sechi-ryouri
This is the festive food eaten at New Year’s, and it is often served in a five-layer set of lacquer boxes. In olden times, o-sechi-ryouri was used to refer to the food prepared as offerings to the gods on special occasions.
