noun
Rare historical term for a New Year's custom. The event is also known as 子の日の遊び.
See also: 子の日の遊び
「子忌み」は、正月最初の子の日に行われた古い行事です。
"Neimi" is an old event held on the first day of the Rat in the New Year.
A more common name for the same event; 子忌み is a rarer synonym.
The term combines 子 (ne, the Rat zodiac sign) and 忌み (imi, abstinence or purification), referring to a ritual observance on the first day of the Rat.