祭
サイ
まつ.る • まつ.り • まつり
ritual; offer prayers; celebrate; deify; enshrine; worship
Words
式年遷宮祭
しきねんせんぐうさい
- fixed-interval transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is transferred to a newly constructed main hall) n
遷宮祭
せんぐうさい
- transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is moved from one building to another) n
上棟祭
じょうとうさい
- ridgepole-raising ceremony n
式年祭
しきねんさい
- imperial memorial ceremony (held on the anniversary of the emperor's or empress's death, on fixed years) n
勅祭社
ちょくさいしゃ
- shrine whose rituals are attended by an imperial envoy (who presents offerings) n