日ひ待まち

noun

sun-waiting; all-night vigil for the sunrise

A traditional Japanese folk event where people stay awake all night to worship and await the sunrise, often involving neighborhood fellowship. Related to 月待ち (つきまち), which is waiting for the moon.

See also: 月待ち (つきまち)

• 昔むかしは村むらで日ひ待まちをして、夜よ通どおし語かたり合あったものだ。

  In the old days, people in the village would hold a sun-waiting vigil and talk through the night.