Boar's Botamochi - Boar's Botamochi

...Rice cakes made on the day of the boar in the tenth month of the lunar calendar. They are called "Inoko no Botamochi" and many places make them with newly harvested rice. They are given to children who come to celebrate Inoko, and to people who help with rice planting in the spring, to give thanks for the autumn harvest.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Inoko no Botamochi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…旧暦10月の亥の日に作られる餅。〈亥子のぼたもち〉といい，新米でぼたもちを作る所も多い。亥子を祝いにきた子どもたちにやったり，春の田植を手伝ってくれた人にも配って秋の収穫を感謝する。…

※「亥子のぼたもち」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報