初 節 句(はつぜっく)

はつぜっく

noun

baby's first seasonal festival

1. baby's first seasonal festival

The first celebration of a traditional seasonal festival for a newborn baby. For girls, this is their first Hinamatsuri (March 3rd); for boys, their first Tango no Sekku (May 5th).

娘(むすめ)の初節句(はつぜっく)のお祝(いわ)いをした。

We celebrated our daughter's first Hinamatsuri.

初節句(はつぜっく)に雛人形(ひなにんぎょう)を贈(おく)った。

We gave hina dolls for the baby's first Hinamatsuri.

孫(まご)の初節句(はつぜっく)を楽(たの)しみにしている。

I'm looking forward to my grandchild's first seasonal festival.

初節句(はつぜっく) celebrates a baby's first experience of an important seasonal festival.

CULTURAL NOTE (for girls):

桃(もも)の節句(せっく): Peach Festival (ひなまつり) on March 3rd
雛人形(ひなにんぎょう): Hina dolls are displayed

CULTURAL NOTE (for boys):

端午(たんご)の節句(せっく): Boys' Day on May 5th
兜(かぶと)/鯉(こい)のぼり: Helmets and carp streamers are displayed

Cultural note

Grandparents traditionally gift the festival decorations, though customs vary by region.

Related Words

Related: 七五三(しちごさん) (ages 3, 5, 7 celebration)

Related: お宮参(みやまい)り (shrine visit for newborn)

Related: お七夜(しちや) (seventh-night celebration (for a newborn baby))

Related: 百日(ももか)祝(いわ)い (100-day celebration (for a baby))

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Added 2026.1.16 23:51 · Revised 2026.10.11 4:26

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