WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Hatsumiyamairi-first shrine visit This is when a newborn baby is taken to a shrine (usually the local one), to be placed under the protection of the kami. The child then becomes a parishioner of the shrine. The ritual takes place on the thirty-second day after birth for a boy and the thirty-third day for a girl.

Detailed explanation-2: -The kami are worshiped because they are believed to be close to human beings and to respond to human prayers. Shinto holds that kami can influence the course of natural forces and human events. ‘Kami’ is a Japanese term that pertains to a divine being, god, deity, divinity, spirit, or an aspect of spirituality.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shichi-Go-San is said to have originated in the Heian period amongst court nobles who would celebrate the passage of their children into middle childhood, but it is also suggested that the idea was originated from the Muromachi period due to high infant mortality.

Detailed explanation-4: -Miyamairi (, literally “shrine visit") is a traditional Shinto rite of passage in Japan for newborns.