RELIGIONS
SHINTO
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Question
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Tsukimi
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Kanname-sai
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Niiname-sai
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Shichi-go-san
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Detailed explanation-1: -On November 23, the Emperor of Japan will perform one of the most important Shinto rituals in Japan, Niiname-sai.
Detailed explanation-2: -A popular expression of the imperial niiname-sai is the widely celebrated autumn festival (aki matsuri) in which the people gather at the shrines to offer thanks to the kami for an abundant harvest.
Detailed explanation-3: -The main Shintō rites and festivals are for celebrating the New Year, child birth, coming of age, planting and havest, weddings, and groundbreaking ceremonies for new buildings. Death, funerals, and graveyards involve Buddhist rituals, not Shintō. Many national holidays in modern Japan are Shintō in origin.
Detailed explanation-4: -It is only performed once during their reign. Akihito performed it in November 1990 and Naruhito on 14 November 2019. The emperor offers gifts such as rice, kelp, millet and abalone to the gods. Then he reads an appeal to the gods and eats the offering and prays. The emperor and empress perform the rites separately.