餅もち花ばな

noun

New Year's decoration with colored rice balls on branches

A traditional Japanese New Year decoration made by attaching small, often pink and white, mochi balls to willow or other branches. It symbolizes a good harvest and is sometimes called 繭玉 (mayudama) in some regions.

See also: 餅 (もち) · 繭玉

• 正しょう月がつに、家いえの中なかに餅もち花ばなを飾かざる習しゅう慣かんがある。

  There is a custom of displaying mochibana inside the house at New Year's.

• 餅もち花ばなは、柳やなぎの枝えだに紅こう白はくの餅もちをつけた飾かざりです。

  Mochibana is a decoration made by attaching red and white mochi to willow branches.