noun
burning of New Year's decorations; Dondoyaki festival
A traditional event held around January 15th where New Year's gate decorations (shimekazari, kadomatsu) and old talismans are burned to send off the toshigami (year god) and pray for good health and fortune. Also called 左義長 (sagichō) in some regions.
See also: どんど
毎年1月15日に近所の神社でどんど焼きが行われる。
Every year on January 15th, the Dondoyaki festival is held at the local shrine.
どんど焼きで正
We burn New Year's decorations at the Dondoyaki and pray for good health.
Another name for the same event, more common in certain regions or historical contexts. どんど焼き is the more widely used term in everyday speech.
The name likely derives from the onomatopoeic sound of the fire crackling (どんど) combined with 焼き (yaki, 'burning'). The exact origin is uncertain, but it is a folk tradition with regional variations.