生り木責め (なりきぜめ) – traditional Koshōgatsu ceremony where one... | Shirabe

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生なり木責きぜめ

Pitch accent

Meaning

English · JMdict

traditional Koshōgatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree

See also: 小正月 (こしょうがつ), 祝い棒 (いわいぼう)

Kanji

生セイ life, genuine, birth 木ボク tree, wood 責セキ blame, condemn, censure

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