初はつ宮みや参まいり

noun

first shrine visit for a newborn

A Shinto custom where a newborn is taken to a shrine for the first time, typically around 30 days after birth, to receive the tutelary deity's blessing.

See also: 宮参り

• 生せい後ご一いっヶか月げつで初はつ宮みや参まいりに行いった。

  We went for the baby's first shrine visit when she was one month old.