English Dictionary

Birds' Wedding

固有名詞

A custom among the Sorbs (Wends) of Lusatia in Germany, whereby on the evening of 24 January children put empty plates outside, and on the morning of 25 January they find pastries, meringues and candy in the form of birds, which are said to have been left for them by birds celebrating their wedding.

日本語の意味

ドイツのルザティア地方におけるソルブ人（ウェンド人）の習慣で、1月24日の夕方に子供たちがお皿を外に置き、翌朝には鳥の形をした菓子（パスリー、メレンゲ、キャンディ）が見つかるという、鳥たちが自分たちの結婚を祝って残したとされる儀式

On the evening of January 24, children in Lusatia take part in the Birds' Wedding by leaving empty plates outside, and on the morning of January 25 they find meringues and bird-shaped pastries and candies said to have been left for them by birds celebrating their wedding.

1月24日の夜、ルーサティアの子どもたちは「鳥の結婚式」というソルブの風習に参加して空の皿を外に置き、1月25日の朝には鳥が婚礼を祝って残したとされるメレンゲや鳥の形をした菓子を見つけます。

意味（1）

A custom among the Sorbs (Wends) of Lusatia in Germany, whereby on the evening of 24 January children put empty plates outside, and on the morning of 25 January they find pastries, meringues and candy in the form of birds, which are said to have been left for them by birds celebrating their wedding.

On 25 January in Upper Lusatia the custom of Ptači kwas (Birds’ Wedding) is observed. … Following the First World War the Birds’ Wedding began to assume a new form, and eventually developed into a popular festival which was given a new impulse after 1945.

Birds’ Wedding （ canonical ）