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Harae or harai (祓 or 祓い) is the general term for ritual purification in Shinto. Harae is one of four essential elements involved in a Shinto ceremony. [1] The purpose is the purification of pollution or sins and uncleanness (). [2]
The shrine priest or attendants use the gohei to bless or sanctify a person or object in various Shinto rituals. The gohei is used for some ceremonies, but its usual purpose is to cleanse a sacred place in temples and to cleanse, bless, or exorcise any object that is thought to have negative energy.
The next morning, Arima Tsuchimikado, the leader of all exorcists, arrives and order all the regional leaders be assembled in the Five Mirror Chamber. Once they are assembled, he announces that he has received a prophecy revealing the identity of the Miko, the strongest exorcist who will cleanse all Kegare. He then asks Benio and Rokuro to step ...
A miko (), or shrine maiden, [1] [2] is a young priestess [3] who works at a Shinto shrine. Miko were once likely seen as shamans, [4] but are understood in modern Japanese culture to be an institutionalized [5] role in daily life, trained to perform tasks, ranging from sacred cleansing [4] to performing the sacred Kagura dance.
After a Japanese funeral, the mourners perform a cleansing ritual by throwing salt over themselves or scattering it on walkways leading to the front door. [10] If a hearse drives past, One should hide their thumbs by closing their fingers around them, forming a fist. The Japanese word for thumb literally translates as 'parent-finger', and it is ...
Araumi storms out and swims to the depths to his wife Minamo, who was frozen solid by an attack from the Mist years ago. He returns when Funamushi's body arrives, and a survivor tells the Funato family what transpired. Ikada tries calming the grieving Kobuna, angering Araumi because of his lack of resolve to avenge his family.
On the battlefield, some have devised makeshift rituals of cleansing and forgiveness. At the end of a brutal 12-month combat tour in Iraq, one battalion chaplain gathered the troops and handed out slips of paper. He asked the soldiers to jot down everything they were sorry for, ashamed of, angry about or regretted.
Konohanasakuya-hime is the goddess of Mount Fuji and all volcanoes in Japanese mythology; she is also the blossom-princess and symbol of delicate earthly life. [1] [2] She is often considered an avatar of Japanese life, especially since her symbol is the sakura (cherry blossom).