三さん社しゃ参まいり

noun

visiting three shrines at New Year's

A custom, particularly in some regions, of visiting three Shinto shrines during the first shrine visit of the year (初詣).

See also: 初詣

• 正しょう月がつには三さん社しゃ参まいりをする家いえが多おおい。

  Many families visit three shrines at New Year's.