noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
first calligraphy of the New Year
Refers to the traditional practice of writing auspicious characters or poems for the first time in the new year, often on January 2nd. Synonymous with 書き初め (かきぞめ).
See also: 書き初め
正月に家族で試筆を楽しんだ。
We enjoyed the first calligraphy of the New Year as a family during the New Year holidays.
For this year's first calligraphy, I wrote 'hope'.