| Toso is the name for medicinal alcoholic beverages that people drink on New Year's Day in the hope of being free from noxious bad spirits that cause illness and other misfortunes during the coming year, as well as for their longevity. |
屠蘇（とそ）とは、一年間の邪気を払い長寿を願って正月に呑む薬酒である。 |