春季皇霊祭

Reading

Kana: しゅんきこうれいさい

Romaji: shunkikoureisai

Definition

noun

1

imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the vernal equinox

See also: 春分の日

Kanji

春

Readings: シュン、 はる

Meanings: springtime, spring (season)

季

Reading: キ

Meaning: seasons

皇

Readings: コウ、 オウ

Meaning: emperor

霊

Readings: レイ、 リョウ、 たま

Meanings: spirits, soul

祭

Readings: サイ、 まつ.る、 まつ.り、 まつり

Meanings: ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship