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▶ throwing of mochi to an assembled crowd, esp. during the framework-raising ceremony of a new building
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| 2. | A 2017-01-30 11:08:44 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | ＫＯＤ追加語彙 |
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| Diff: | @@ -13 +13 @@ -<gloss>throwing of mochi rice cakes at an assembled crowd, esp. during the framework raising ceremony of a new building</gloss> +<gloss>throwing of mochi to an assembled crowd, esp. during the framework-raising ceremony of a new building</gloss> |
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| 1. | A* 2017-01-30 02:03:28 Stephen Christenson <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/餅まき |
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| Comments: | aka 散餅銭の儀, and historically may also have included throwing of coins as well as mochi the ceremony itself has both Shinto and Buddhist variants; perhaps "dedication ceremony" or "topping out" might be nice to include along with the less evocative "framework raising ceremony" already present? |
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