墨付け正月

すみつけしょうがつ

Meanings

1. Noun event in which young men and women paint each others' cheeks with black ink or soot during Koshōgatsu (in the San'in region) See also: 小正月 (こしょうがつ).

Kanji

• 墨 ink. Read as すみ.
• 付 attach. Read as つけ.
• 正 correct. Read as ショウ.
• 月 month. Read as ガツ.

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