嫁の尻たたき
よめのしりたたき
- traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit with a sacred wooden pole on the rump to ensure her fertility exp n obsc
Kanji
嫁
カ
よめ • とつ.ぐ • い.く • ゆ.く
marry into; bride
尻
コウ
しり
buttocks; hips; butt; rear
Synonyms
小正月
こしょうがつ
- Little New Year (festival held on January 15); 14th-16th days of the first month of the year; Koshogatsu n
祝い棒
いわいぼう
- sacred wooden pole used in traditional Koshogatsu ceremonies n