noun
bullfinch exchange ceremony
An annual event held at Tenmangu shrines, where participants exchange wooden bullfinch figurines (called 鷽) to symbolically replace lies with truth and bring good fortune.
See also: 天満宮
鷽替は、毎年一月二十五日に太宰府天満宮で行われる神事です。
The bullfinch exchange ceremony is a Shinto ritual held every year on January 25th at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine.
鷽替で新しい木彫りの鷽を手に入れた。
I got a new wooden bullfinch figurine at the bullfinch exchange ceremony.