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初詣
hatsumoude
Description
初詣は、新しい年になって初めて神社やお寺に行くことです。
Hatsumode is the first visit to a shrine or temple in the new year.
多くの人が一月に家族や友だちと初詣に行って、今年のお願いをします。
Many people go to Hatsumode with family or friends in January to make wishes for the year.
Meanings
初詣hatsumoude
first shrine or temple visit of the new year
元日に家族で初詣に行きました。
On New Year's Day, I went to the first shrine visit of the year with my family.
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Notes
- Etymology
初 (first) + 詣 (to visit a shrine/temple), so literally the year's first worship visit.
- Nuance
A cultural custom done in early January, often within the first three days of the year.
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