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A Shinto wedding ceremony. A Shinto wedding ceremony is typically a small affair, limited to family, while a reception is open to a larger group of friends. [1]Shinzen kekkon, literally "wedding before the kami," is a Shinto purification ritual [2] that incorporates the exchange of sake between the couple before they are married. [1]
Mizuhiki on an envelope — this photo shows gold and silver kekkon mizuhiki adorning a shūgi-bukuro, commonly given as a gift at weddings.. Mizuhiki (水引, lit. ' water-pull ') is an ancient Japanese artform of knot-tying, most commonly used to decorate envelopes, called kinpū, which are given as gifts during holidays like Japanese New Year (and are then called otoshidama) or for special ...
Traditional Shinto ceremonies (神前式, shinzen shiki), which account for around one in six of Japanese weddings, are held in the main building of a shrine. A priest performs a ritual purification for the couple, then announces their marriage to the kami (神, 'gods' or 'spirits') of the shrine and asks for
A tamagushi on a table during a ceremony A kannushi holding a tamagushi. Tamagushi (玉串, literally "jewel skewer") is a form of Shinto offering made from a sakaki-tree branch decorated with shide strips of washi paper, silk, or cotton.
Worn by Kannushi as formalwear for occasions such as festivals and weddings. See also kanmuri and kazaori eboshi. Eirei – The spirit or ghost of a warrior/soldier who fell in battle. Ema* (絵馬, lit. ' picture horse ') – Small wooden plaques on which worshippers at shrines, as well as Buddhist temples, write their prayers or wishes.
This is a list of various rituals, and does not take the form of a list of court rituals alone. [1] Disasters such as disease, epidemic, earthquake, fire, and other natural disasters were thought to be caused by god's possession, and were compared to Oni or feared as a god of plague. [2] [3] [4]
Ushi no toki mairi (Japanese: 丑の時参り, lit. "ox-hour shrine-visit") or ushi no koku mairi (丑の刻参り) [2] refers to a prescribed method of laying a curse upon a target that is traditional to Japan, so-called because it is conducted during the hours of the Ox (between 1 and 3 AM).
Nōgaku (能楽) is one of the traditional styles of Japanese theater. It is composed of the lyric drama noh (能), and the comic theater kyōgen (狂言). Traditional Ainu dance: 2009 00278: Ainu people have no indigenous system of writing, and so have traditionally inherited the folklore and the laws of their culture orally, often through ...