開かい炉ろ

noun

first lighting of the hearth in a Zen temple

A Zen Buddhist ceremony held on the first day of the 10th or 11th month (lunar calendar), marking the start of the cold season. The opposite ceremony is 閉炉 (へいろ).

See also: 閉炉

• 禅ぜん寺でらでは、開かい炉ろの日ひに炉ろを開ひらき、初はじめて火ひを入いれる。

  At a Zen temple, on the day of 開炉, they open the hearth and light the first fire.