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Sanja Matsuri (三社祭, literally "Three Shrine Festival"), or Sanja Festival, is one of the three largest Shinto festivals in Tokyo. It is considered one of the wildest and largest in Japan. [ 2 ] The festival is held in honor of Hinokuma Hamanari, Hinokuma Takenari, and Hajino Nakatomo, the three men who established and founded the Sensō ...
Hatsumōde (初詣, hatsumōde) is one of the major Japanese traditions of the new year, which is the first visit to a Buddhist temple or Shinto shrine visit of the Japanese New Year. [1] Typically taking place on the first, second, or third day of the year, it is meant to bring a fresh start to the year.
1, 2 and 3 - Kamakura Ebisu (鎌倉えびす) at Hongaku-ji: Celebration of Ebisu, god of commerce. Young women dressed in traditional costumes (Fuku Musume) sell lucky charms made of bamboo and sake. [1] Minamoto no Yoritomo made Ebisu the shogunate's tutelary god, but now people flock to the temple to wish for a good new year. [1]
Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan.In Japan, festivals are called matsuri (祭り), and the origin of the word matsuri is related to the kami (神, Shinto deities); there are theories that the word matsuri is derived from matsu (待つ) meaning "to wait (for the kami to descend)", tatematsuru (献る) meaning "to make offerings ...
During the Niiname-sai, an ancient Shinto ritual that says thanks for the crops of the previous year [3] and prays for fruitfulness in the following year, [3] the Emperor of Japan says thanks to his gods for the fall harvest. It is held in the Imperial Palace, [3] as well as other shrines including Ise Grand Shrine [3] and Izumo Shrine.
The nonprofit Phoenix Chinese Week’s Chinese New Year festival, which took place annually between 1991 and 2020, is back this year at a larger venue: Steele Indian School Park.
Originally, this festival was held during the first full moon of the ancient lunar calendar, but now it falls regularly on the same date of the solar Gregorian calendar. [9] A makeshift Shinto shrine of snow with bamboo and straw roofing is erected for this festival each year and both Suijin and Kamakura Daimyojin are honored inside that shrine ...
The Tanomi Sai is the last of the three large Shinto festivals held by Aso Shrine for the year. The Guji San at Aso shrine conduct special ceremonies to give thanks to the Agriculture kami for the successful harvesting of the rice. As a sign of their gratitude to the gods, the farmers of the neighboring village give their first crop of rice as ...