Kakizome 書き初め literally means the first writing of the year. Kakizome-taikai 書き初め大会 are the annual calligraphy competitions(?) where everybody writes the same thing, these are only done by people who do calligraphy, which these days means elementary schoolers, some middle schoolers, and old women.
Fairly irrelevant, but I have won awards at both Kakizome-taikai I have entered.
Yakizome 焼き初め is a word I made up that means first burn of the year.
I got my first sunburn of the year today, and to celebrate, I wrote the word "Burn".
My arms hurt.
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