Celebration - Iwaigo

Japanese: 祝いご - いわいご
Celebration - Iwaigo

…In contrast to special days, ordinary days were called ke (ordinary), but this word quickly fell out of use, and everyday kimonos are now called jūjūgi, fudan-gi, or noragi. In some regions, kimonos worn on special days were called setsu-go (in the Tohoku region), bon-go, shogatsu-go, or matsuri-go (in Wakayama, Hyogo, Okayama, and Kagawa), and also miya-mai-go (for newborns) (in Okayama), kanetsuke-go (for daughters) (in Gifu), yomeri-go (for weddings) (in Okayama), and yaku-go and iwai-go (for New Year's celebrations) (in Kagawa, Tottori, and Okayama). “Go” refers to kimono. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "iwaigo" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ハレの日に対して普通の日をケ(褻)といったが,この語は早くすたれて,日常の着物は常着,ふだん着,野良着などと呼んでいる。地方によっては,節日に着る着物という意味で,晴着を〈せつご〉(東北地方),〈盆ご〉〈正月ご〉〈祭ご〉(和歌山,兵庫,岡山,香川),また生児の〈宮まいりご〉(岡山),娘の〈かねつけご〉(岐阜),嫁入りの〈よめりご〉(岡山),年祝の〈やくご〉〈祝いご〉(香川,鳥取,岡山)ともいった。〈ご〉は着物のことである。…

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