noun
ceremony of first informal court dress for an abdicated emperor
Historical term for a ceremony where a retired emperor first wears informal court attire (kariginu and eboshi). Rare, specialized knowledge.
布衣始は、上皇が初めて狩衣と烏帽子を着用する儀式である。
Hōi-hajime is a ceremony in which the retired emperor wears a kariginu and eboshi for the first time.
Compound of 布衣 (hōi, 'informal court dress', literally 'cloth garment') and 始め (hajime, 'beginning, first'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a specialized historical designation.