嫁よめの尻しりたたき

expression, noun

traditional Koshōgatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit on the rump with a sacred pole to ensure fertility

Historical term referring to a folk custom performed during Koshōgatsu (小正月, Little New Year). The wife is struck with a 祝い棒 (sacred pole) as a fertility ritual. Not practiced in modern times.

See also: 小正月 · 祝い棒

• 嫁よめの尻しりたたきは、小こ正しょう月がつに行おこなわれた古ふるい風ふう習しゅうの一ひとつです。

  Yome no shiritataki is one of the old customs performed during Koshōgatsu.