Shinto Fertility Festival
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Festival Timing and Main Features
Today many temples and shrines continue to use the lunar calendar for important festivals and events. In the lunar calendar, the new moon (1st of the month), the half-moon of the first quarter (7th or 8th), the full moon (15th), and the half-moon of the last-quarter (22nd or 23rd), are considered sacred days and known as Hare-no-hi 晴れの日~ハレのひ. All other days of the months are known as Ke-no-hi 褻の日~けのひ. Until modern times, Japan’s most important festivals were almost always held on Hare-no-hi days. People in former times believed the day began and ended from sunset to sunset, so festivals were normally held from the eve of the festival (yoi matsuri 宵祭り) into the daylight hours of the main festival day (hon matsuri 本祭り) -- with festivities ending at sunset on the main festival day. Thus, Hare-no-hi festivals typically lasted only 24 hours, from sunset to sunset. Additionally, Japanese festivals are commonly divided into three general groups -- those held in spring and autumn (related to the planting and the harvest of the rice crop), those held in summer (related to avoiding drought, natural disasters, disease, and other calamities that might harm the rice crop), and those held in winter (related to the health and safety of the nation, its people, and the imperial household).
Hare-no-hi 晴れの日
Sacred Days in Lunar Calendar
Festivals (Matsuri 祭り) are typically divided into three main parts
Daijōsai 大嘗祭
The Great Food Festival. An elaborate variation of the annual rice-tasting ceremony known as Niinamesai 新嘗祭. For more details, see JAANUS (outside link).
Dōsojin Matsuri 道祖神祭り
Japan's popular Fire Festivals, held around January 15 each year, are known as Dōsojin festivals. Shrine decorations, talismans, and other shrine ornaments used during the local New-Year holiday are gathered together and burned in bonfires. They are typically pilled onto bamboo, tree branches, and straw, and set on fire to wish for good health and a rich harvest in the coming year. The practice of burning shrine decorations has many names, including Sai-no-Kami, Sagicho, and Dondo Yaki. According to some, the crackling sound of the burning bamboo tells the listener whether the year will be lucky or not. Children throw their calligraphy into the bonfires -- and if it flies high into the sky, it means they will become good at calligraphy. Dōsojin is also a Japanese folk deity, one who protects mountain passes, crossroads, and village boundaries (the deity is believed to block the passage of evil spirits and gods of disease). Dōsojin is also closely associated with fertility (both in crops and people) and is considered a god of stones. Dōsojin statues can be found everywhere in Japan. Visit the Dōsojin page to learn much more. PHOTO: The bearded fellow in the above photo is me.
Harai 祓い
Exorcising, cleansing, and purification rites. Similar to groundbreaking rituals (see Jichinsai). For example, new airplanes are purified before their maiden flight, and many car owners take their new vehicles to shrines to be blessed and purified.
Hatsumode 初詣
First shrine visit of the New Year. Hatsumode literally means “to pay the first visit of the year to the shrine,” where one expresses gratitude for divine protection during the past year and gains the blessings of the local shrine for ongoing protection in the coming year. Typically, the Shintō priest gives a short talk, then welcomes all to share a small cup of sake 日本酒. Bonfires are typically lit as well. Even if people can’t make the formal event, most try to visit a shrine sometime in early January.
Jichinsai 地鎮祭
Groundbreaking rituals. Shintō ceremony of purifying a building site or ceremony to sanctify the ground. In Japan, purification ceremonies precede the commencement of all important events and functions. When a new building or home is to be constructed, a groundbreaking ceremony called Jichinsai is performed to pacify the earth kami and to purify the spot where construction will take place.
Kekkonshiki 結婚式 (Weddings)
Weddings. Most Japanese weddings include a vow before the kami. The wedding ceremony usually takes place at hotels or gorgeous ceremony halls -- specifically designed for weddings, and with makeshift shrine altars. A Shintō priest with whom the hotel or hall has a contract presides over the wedding rituals, reciting prayers and norito 祝詞 (ritualistic words spoken in an archaic style of Japanese). One unique Shintō wedding practice is called San-san-kudo 三々九度 (three-three-nine-times), or three-time exchange of nuptial cups. Three flat cups (dishes with small, medium and large sizes) are used, and sake is poured into each, and the groom first sips it three times. The bride then follows him. The moment the ritual is finished, the couple officially becomes wedded under Shintō tradition. (Text Courtesy Kondo Takahiro) Traditionally, at the wedding reception, a cask of sake is served. The photo above shows a traditional-style sake cask.
Miyamairi 宮参り
Christenings, Baptisms. One month after birth (31st day for boys, 32nd day for girls), parents and grandparents take the child to a shrine to express gratitude and ask shrine priests to pray for their baby’s good health and happiness. This is a Japanese version of infant baptism. Today, Miyamairi is generally performed between one month to 100 days after birth. Says Kondo Takahiro: “In famous and busy shrines, the ceremony is held every hour in turn. A group of a dozen or so babies and their families are usually brought into the Shintō hall, one group after another. There is no price list for the service, but it usually costs around 10,000 yen per baby. The group is led in by turn and they sit in front of (facing) the alter. A Shintō priest (kannushi 神主) wearing a unique Shintō costume and headgear appears between the group and the altar, and starts to recite a prayer or incantation (norito 祝詞), swinging the tamagushi 玉ぐし right and left (the tamagushi is a sprig of Cleyera orchnacca with attached white-paper strips used by Shintō priests at ceremonies). We don't understand what he is saying, except that somewhere in the middle of the prayer, the priest cites the name of the baby and his/her birthday. The prayer continues for about ten minutes. And then, parents carrying the baby go forward one by one and bow to the altar. In the end, sake, or rice wine, in a red wooden cup, is given to each of them.” (Text Courtesy Kondo Takahiro)
National Holidays, Other Important Annual Events
Niinamesai 新嘗祭
Rice Tasting Ceremony. One of Shintō’s main rituals, performed each year when the emperor offers the newly harvested rice to the gods and then eats a little himself.
Seijin-no-hi 成人の日
Coming of Age or Adults Day. Held on the second Monday in January each year, when young people who have turned 20 go to a shrine for their “coming of age” ceremony. In Japan, by the way, you must be 20 years old to vote, to drink alcohol, and to drive a car.
Shichi-go-san 七五三
Seven five three ceremony. On November 15 each year, children aged seven, five, and three don their finest traditional garb and visit their local shrines to be blessed. Special Shintō rites are performed to formally welcome girls (age 3) and boys (age 5) into the community. Girls (age 7) are welcomed into womanhood and allowed to wear the obi (decorative sash worn with kimono).
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