綿わた抜ぬき

noun

unpadded kimono; kimono without cotton padding

Refers to a kimono worn in warmer months after the cotton padding (綿) has been removed. A seasonal garment associated with the traditional change of clothing on the first day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar.

• 旧きゅう暦れき四し月がつ一日ついたちには綿わた抜ぬきを着きる習しゅう慣かんがあった。

  There was a custom of wearing an unpadded kimono on the first day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar.

noun

first day of the fourth month (lunar calendar)

Only when written 綿抜き

Specifically the 1st day of the 4th month in the traditional lunisolar calendar, marking the seasonal change when people switched from padded to unpadded clothing. Also written as 四月朔日. Restricted to the kanji form 綿抜き.

See also: 綿抜の朔日

• 綿わた抜ぬきは、綿わた抜ぬきの朔日ついたちとも呼よばれる。

  Watanuki (the first day of the fourth month) is also called Watanuki no Tsuitachi.