also: じゅくせん
noun
rice porridge divination; harvest divination during Koshōgatsu
A traditional folk practice performed during Koshōgatsu (Little New Year, around January 15th) to predict the year's harvest by observing how rice porridge (粥) boils or by placing sticks in it. The term is primarily historical and ethnographic.
粥占は小正月に行われる伝統的な年占の一つです。
Kayuura is one of the traditional harvest divinations performed during Koshōgatsu.
地方によっ
The method of kayuura varies by region.
Compound of 粥 (kayu, 'rice porridge') and 占 (ura, 'divination'). The reading かゆうら is a kun'yomi compound; the on'yomi reading じゅくせん is less common. The practice is ancient, but the exact historical origin is uncertain.