rice-planting completion festival
A traditional rural celebration held after all the rice seedlings have been planted, often involving food, drink, and community gatherings.
When the rice planting was finished, the village held a sanaburi celebration.
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 早苗饗 is a gikun reading and rarely used.
Gikun kanji spelling; encountered mainly in historical or literary contexts.
Developed from さのぼり, referring to the rice-field deity’s ascent after rice planting was completed. The festival name is conventionally written 早苗饗.