A celebration that symbolizes renewal as a person makes resolutions for the year to come in traditional Shinto ways like through rice-straw ropes, reciting ancient prayers, hanging pine branches around their house, or cleaning their homes.

SHINTO

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

A	Sumo Wrestling
B	New Year Festival
C	Great Purification
D	Setsubun

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Each Shintō shrine has several major festivals each year, including the Spring Festival (Haru Matsuri, or Toshigoi-no-Matsuri; Prayer for Good Harvest Festival), Autumn Festival (Aki Matsuri, or Niiname-sai; Harvest Festival), an Annual Festival (Rei-sai), and the Divine Procession (Shinkō-sai).

Detailed explanation-2: -Shinto does not have a founder nor does it have sacred scriptures like the sutras or the Bible. Propaganda and preaching are not common either, because Shinto is deeply rooted in the Japanese people and traditions. “Shinto gods” are called kami.

Detailed explanation-3: -From the 6th century CE the beliefs that are now known as Shinto were greatly altered by the addition of other ingredients. Shintoisms were the only religions in Japan until the arrival of Buddhism in the 6th century CE. From then on Shinto faiths and traditions took on Buddhist elements, and later, Confucian ones.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shinto festivals-Matsuri. Oshogatsu (New Year) Seijin Shiki (Adults’ Day) Haru Matsuri (Spring festivals) Aki Matsuri (Autumn festivals) Shichigosan. Rei-sai (Annual Festival)

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