春はる田た打うち

noun

New Year event to pray for a rich rice harvest

A traditional rural event held in early spring, where participants strike the rice field with sticks or similar tools to pray for a bountiful harvest.

• この地ち域いきでは、毎まい年とし二に月がつに春はる田た打うちが行おこなわれる。

  In this region, the spring rice-field striking event is held every February.