勧かん進じん相撲ずもう

noun

fund-raising sumo tournaments (Edo period)

Historical term for sumo events held to raise funds for temples, shrines, or public works during the Edo period.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、寺じ社しゃの修しゅう復ふく費ひ用ようを集あつめるために勧かん進じん相撲ずもうが盛さかんに行おこなわれた。

  During the Edo period, kanjin-zumō were frequently held to raise funds for repairing temples and shrines.