墨すみ付つけ正しょう月がつ

noun

ink-painting New Year event

A folk custom held during Koshōgatsu (Little New Year) in the San'in region, where young people paint each other's faces with sumi ink or soot.

See also: 小正月

• 墨すみ付つけ正しょう月がつは、山さん陰いん地ち方ほうの小こ正しょう月がつに行おこなわれる伝でん統とう行ぎょう事じです。

  Sumitsuke-shōgatsu is a traditional event held during Little New Year in the San'in region.

• 墨すみ付つけ正しょう月がつでは、若わか者ものたちが互たがいの頬ほほに墨すみを塗ぬり合あいます。

  During Sumitsuke-shōgatsu, young people paint each other's cheeks with ink.