鍬くわ初はじめ

noun

New Year's ground-breaking ceremony with a hoe

A traditional Japanese New Year's ritual where a hoe is used to break ground in a field lying in a lucky direction, similar to 鍬入れ. The term is specific to this ceremony and not used in everyday contexts.

See also: 鍬入れ

• 農のう家かでは、鍬くわ初はじめの儀ぎ式しきを新しん年ねんに行おこなうところもある。

  In some farming households, the 鍬初め ceremony is performed at the New Year.