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カテゴリー1： 5. Rites and Festivals
カテゴリー2： Individual Shrine Observances
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Yubana shinji
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"Sinter rite." A rite held the night of August 2 at Suga Shrine in Setagawa Ward, Tokyo. Straw is burned under a pot of water set up on shrine grounds (keidai) to bring the water to boiling. A priest (shinshoku) recites liturgies (norito) and incantations, stirs the hot water with a ritual wand (heisoku, see gohei), and then finally splashes hot water toward the worshippers. It is believed that those who get splashed with hot water will not get sick. Various performances take place, including an "altar dance" (shinzenmai), kagura, and special festival music (hayashi).
The rite held July 26 at Sugō Isobe Shrine in Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture, is also called yubana festival. It is also known as the "summer festival rite" (natsu matsuri shinji). Water is boiled in a pot using a purified flame. A priest recites a liturgy before the pot, stirs the hot water, and splashes it. The rite is said to have been first held during the reign of Emperor Kinmei to prevent the spread of epidemics.
— Mogi Sakae

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