初はつ巳み

noun

first Serpent day of the year

Refers to the first day of the Serpent (巳) in the traditional Japanese calendar, associated with certain customs and festivals.

• 初はつ巳みの日ひには、蛇へびに関かん係けいする神じん社じゃにお参まいりする習しゅう慣かんがある。

  On the first Serpent day of the year, there is a custom of visiting shrines associated with snakes.