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祭器

さいき
equipment used in rituals
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祭官

さいかん
official who arranges festival and rites
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磯祭

磯祭り、磯まつり
いそまつり
(rocky) seashore party; seashore festival; celebration in honor of the dragon god by fishermen after a good haul
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陰祭り

陰祭
かげまつり
minor festival (held when there is no regular festival)
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田植え祭り

田植え祭
たうえまつり
shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest; seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine
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天気祭

天気祭り
てんきまつり
ceremony held to pray for good weather (during long periods of rain)
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鎮祭

ちんさい
religious ceremony (to appease the gods)
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魂祭り

霊祭り、魂祭、霊祭
たままつり、れいさい
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
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勅祭社

ちょくさいしゃ
shrine whose rituals are attended by an imperial envoy (who presents offerings)
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勅祭

ちょくさい
festival held by imperial order