水みずの餅もち

noun

mochi offered when drawing the first water of the year

A traditional New Year practice: mochi is offered when drawing 若水 (wakamizu), the first water drawn on New Year's Day. This term is culturally specific and may not be widely known outside of traditional contexts.

See also: 若水

• 元がん旦たんに若わか水みずを汲くむとき、水みずの餅もちを供そなえる風ふう習しゅうがある。

  There is a custom of offering 'mizu no mochi' when drawing the first water of the year on New Year's Day.