土竜打ち

もぐらうち

Also written もぐら打ち

Meanings

1. Noun driving away moles by hitting the ground with straw bundles prepared by children (esp. as an event on Koshōgatsu) See also: 小正月 (こしょうがつ).

Kanji

• 土 soil
• 竜 dragon
• 打 hit. Read as うち.

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