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§ Tokushu shinji |
Observances with a special tradition among the rites performed at a particular shrine. Also referred to as "old-style/traditional festivals" ( koshikisai ). Unlike other contemporary shrine observances, they follow specific procedures and protocols and may have d... |
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§Life-cycle Rituals and Occupational Rituals |
Generally, Japanese matsuri can be divided into events that are repeated in yearly cycles, and rites of passage that take place when an individual experiences transitions in rank, status, or space. Such life-cycle rituals as hatsumiyamōde and shichigosan are counted among "... |
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Ō imi no matsuri |
A festival of the ancient and medieval eras conducted at the Hirose Shrine by a court-dispatched ritualist in order to celebrate the enshrined deities along with the various "mountain-entrance kami " ( yamaguchi-gami ) of Yamato's six districts. Performed twice annua... |
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Ōgi matsuri |
"Fan festival." A summer festival held July 14 at Kumano Nachi Shrine in Nachi-katsuura Township, Higashi Muro District, Wakayama Prefecture. Twelve specially decorated portable shrines (see shin'yo ) known as ōgi-mikoshi ("fan palanquins") are brough... |
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Ōgisai |
A rite held February 1–2 at Kasuga Shrine in Kushibiki Township, Higashi-Tagawa District, Yamagata Prefecture. The deity Bonten ( Skt . Brahmadeva, originally a Vedic deity appropriated at an early stage of Buddhism as the ruler of the realm of desire in which our world of Saha exist... |
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Ōharae |
A rite performed in the ancient and medieval periods. Its purpose was to ward off disaster by cleansing oneself of sins and pollution ( kegare ) accumulated unknowingly. The Jingiryō outlines two forms of ōharae . The first is the customary biannual rite performed on the last day of th... |
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Ōshimenawa harikae shinji |
"Great straw rope changing rite." A rite performed around May 15, September 15, and December 20 at Futamiokitama Shrine in Futami Township, Watarai District, Mie Prefecture. The rite entails changing the large straw rope ( ōshimenawa , see shimenawa ) that connects a pa... |
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Ōtono hogai |
A court ritual directed at the three kami Yafunekukunochi no Mikoto, Yafune toyouke hime no Mikoto, and Ōmiyanome no Mikoto intended to protect the palace from disasters. It was performed on various occasions, including the daijōsai (the first niinamesai celebration performed b... |
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