March 20 Shunki-sorei-sai
Posted by ksozenbe in Shinto on 21. Mar, 2011 | Comments Off
Shunki-sorei-sai (Shinto) Shunki-sorei-sai: The March Memorial Service is held at home altars to revere ancestors as kami. Grave-sites are cleaned and purified.
December 21 Tohji-taisai
Posted by ksozenbe in Shinto on 20. Dec, 2010 | Comments Off
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 [...]
September 23 Shuki-sorei-sai
Posted by ksozenbe in Shinto on 24. Sep, 2010 | Comments Off
Shuki-sorei-sai (Shinto) Shuki-sorei-sai, the September equinox memorial service, has observances similar to the March equinox memorial service.
July 30 Ob-harai-taisai
Posted by ksozenbe in Shinto on 16. Jul, 2010 | Comments Off
Ob-harai-taisai (Shinto) Ob-harai-taisai, the Great purification Ceremony, has been held since ancient times to obtain purification from sins and offences committed during the first half of the lunar year. In earlier times, the Imperial Japanese Court led the ceremonies. A large ring of woven grasses and reeds is placed at the entrance of the shrine [...]
