burning of New Year's decorations; Dondoyaki festival
A traditional event held around January 15th where New Year's gate decorations (shimekazari, kadomatsu) and old talismans are burned to send off the toshigami (year god) and pray for good health and fortune. Also called 左義長 (sagichō) in some regions.
See also: どんど
Every year on January 15th, the Dondoyaki festival is held at the local shrine.
We burn New Year's decorations at the Dondoyaki and pray for good health.
Standard kanji-kana spelling for this traditional event.
Variant spelling omitting the okurigana; less common but still seen.
The origin of the festival name どんど is uncertain. Leading proposals connect it with cries uttered while tending the bonfire or with sound-symbolic words for the fire.