鳥とり追おい棒ぼう

noun

stick used to drive off birds during New Year's procession

Archaic term for a stick carried during the 鳥追 (torioi) New Year's bird-scaring ritual. Not used in modern everyday language.

See also: 鳥追

• 鳥とり追おい棒ぼうは、正しょう月がつの鳥とり追おい行ぎょう事じで使つかわれた棒ぼうのことだ。

  A torioibō is a stick used in the New Year's bird-scaring event.