December 21 Tohji-taisai
Posted on 20. Dec, 2010 by ksozenbe in Shinto
Tohji-taisai (Shinto)
Tohji-taisai, the Grand Ceremony of the December Solstice, celebrates the joy of the ending of yin period of the sun, when it declines in strength, and the beginning of its growing power or yang period. The sun is of central importance in Japan, expressing the presence of Amaterasu Omikami, the Kami of the Sun.
