weaning ceremony; first chopsticks ceremony
A traditional Japanese ceremony where a baby is given their first meal with chopsticks, typically around 100 days after birth. Also called 食い初め (くいぞめ).
See also: 食い初め
The baby's first chopsticks ceremony is held around 100 days after birth.
Compound of 箸 (hashi, 'chopsticks') and 初め (zome, 'first time'). The reading はしぞめ is a standard rendaku form.