初はつ風ぶ呂ろ

noun

first bath of the year

Refers to the first bath taken in the new year, often with special significance or ritual. Compare 初湯 (はつゆ), which can also mean the first bath of the year but may be used in the context of public baths or hot springs.

See also: 初湯

• 元がん旦たんに初はつ風ぶ呂ろに入はいるのが我わが家やの習しゅう慣かんです。

  It's our family custom to take the first bath of the year on New Year's Day.