Kiribi

Japanese: きりび
Kiribi

... Pure, untainted fire was often used in rituals, but it was simplified to simply lighting a fire with a flint when making offerings. In addition, in the entertainment and entertainment worlds, where people are believed to be lucky, there is a custom of striking a purified fire with a flint when leaving the house, called "kiribi." [Iijima Yoshiharu]...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "kiribi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 穢のない清浄な火は,よく神祭に用いられたが,簡略化して単に供物を供える際に火打石で火をきりかけるだけに簡略化された。このほか,縁起をかつぐ花柳界,芸能界などでは家を出る際に〈きりび〉といって火打石による浄火を打ちかける風習も行われている。【飯島 吉晴】。…

※「きりび」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

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