collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots; annual event on the first Day of the Rat in the New Year
A traditional New Year's event (子の日の遊び) where people would gather young greens and uproot small pines. Now largely historical or ceremonial.
See also: 子の日の遊び
Komatsuhiki was performed as a court event in the Heian period.
One of the events on the Day of the Rat is komatsuhiki.
Compound of 小松 (komatsu, 'small pine') and 引き (hiki, 'pulling'). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it is associated with Heian-era court customs.