WORLD RELIGIONS

RELIGIONS

SHINTO

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are shintos places of worship marked by
A
a picture of mary and baby jesus
B
a special archway called a torii
C
There families
D
flowers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Shinto shrines are marked by a special archway called a torii. This archway is believed to separate the sacred world of the shrine from the world outside. There are about 80, 000 shrines all over Japan. Each shrine has a yearly festival in which people pay their respects to the kami and celebrate with food and drink.

Detailed explanation-2: -A torii (Japanese: , [to. ɾi. i]) is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the mundane to the sacred.

Detailed explanation-3: -torii, symbolic gateway marking the entrance to the sacred precincts of a Shintō shrine in Japan.

Detailed explanation-4: -Located in the city of Ise in Mie Prefecture, the Ise Grand Shrine is considered the central shrine of the Shinto religion. This sprawling shrine complex is one of the nation’s most expensive buildings in existence.

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