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like Buddha Amida
coming over the mountains -
First Sunrise !

山越えの阿弥陀のごとく初日の出　　　

Gabi Greve, January 2005



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Saijiki of Buddhist, Shinto and other Ceremonies and Events of Japan and related kigo

Since olden times, Shintoism and later Buddhism has left a deep impression on Japanese Culture. Most of the important Shinto and Buddhist festivals and customs are kigo for haiku too.
Here you find a long list of Buddhist and Shinto kigo and LINKS to detailed information of the World Kigo Database.

All kigo listed here belong to the category "Observances, Seasonal Events (gyooji 行事)".
Another great group of the observances are the

Memorial Days of famous people .
I have compiled them in a separate saijiki.


Many kigo make reference to a temple or shrine.
. Place names used in Haiku 　


To get a general idea of a MATSURI, a festival in Japan,
read this interesting article and find more links:
WKD : Festivals of Japan - Introduction

National Holidays of Japan


A place of worship in Buddhism is usually called a TEMPLE , in Shintoism a SHRINE .

Introducing Temples and Shrines of Japan
Gabi Greve


. Amulets and Talismans from Japan .　

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The Asian Lunar Calendar and Ceremonies

A lunar month started with no-moon, had the full moon on the 15th and 28 days to go.
The first lunar month of a year started the round of 12 months.
With the calendar reform in Japan, things changed, making the life of a haiku poet more difficult.

Please read the details here:

. The Asian Lunar Calendar and the
changing Dates of Japanese Ceremonies

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. Kisai 奇祭 very special festivals 　
festival with a bizarre or unusual ritual


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Use your own Page Browser
to find a Keyword or Synonym in the following list.

The Japanese name of a ceremony is usually given first.

After having written two books on Buddhist art,
I hope to contribute a bit to the haiku world with this online saijiki.

Gabi Greve

Buddhastatuen (Buddhastatues) Who is Who
Buddhist Ritual and Ceremonial Tools


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February March April - 春 HARU SPRING - FRÜHLING - Some saijiki list a few of these ceremonies in the New Year season. Aofujigaki shinji 青紫垣神事 (あおふしがきしんじ) Ritual of green fenced boats Miho Shrine, Shimane Awashima matsuri 粟島祭 (あわしままつり) Awashima festival ..... Awashima matsuri 淡島祭（あわしままつり） Wakayama, March 3 Azuma Odori .. 東踊 (あずまおどり) / 東をどりAzuma Dance, Tokyo Dance ................................................................................ Buddha's Birthday, ceremonies including Busshoo-e 仏生会 Kanbutsu-e 潅仏会 (Kambutsu-E) Hanamatsuri 花祭 Flower Festival (Buddha's Birthday) Hana Midoo 花御堂 Flower Hall, Blossom Hall Amacha 甘茶 Sweet Tea 　 and many more KIGO ! Bosatsu Matsuri 菩薩祭 Bodhisattva Festival temple Soofuku-Ji in Nagasaki ................................................................................ Christian Celebrations in Spring nijuuroku seijinsai 二十六聖人祭 (にじゅうろくせいじんさい)celebration of the 26 saints Barentain Dii バレンタインデー Valentine Day 　 shanikusai 謝肉祭 (しゃにくさい) carneval, carnival 　 sei Yosefu sai 聖ヨセフ祭 (せいよせふさい) feast of Saint Joseph o-tsugesai 御告祭 おつげさい Annunciation shishunsetsu 四旬節 (しじゅんせつ) lent sei kinyoobi 聖金曜日 せいきんようび Good Friday fukkatsu-sai 復活祭り、iisutaa イースター Easter and more related kigo. Confucius, Sekiten 釈奠 (せきてん) Confucius Ceremony Kooshi sai, kooshisai 孔子祭（こうしさい）Confucius Festival okimatsuri おきまつり / Sekisai 釈菜（せきさい） ................................................................................ Degawari 出代 (でがわり) migrating servants degawari 出替（でがわり）, igasane 居重ね（いがさね）, inari 居なり（いなり）, shinzan 新参（しんざん）, kosan 古参（こさん）, choonen 重年（ちょうねん）, o-memie (o me mie) 御目見得（おめみえ） Dontaku .. どんたく Dontaku Festival in Hakata Dontaku music group, dontaku bayashi どんたく囃子（どんたくばやし）; "Pine Music Group", matsu bayashi 松囃子（まつばやし） Donzuki matsuri　... どんずき祭 "Body throwing Festival", Donzukuri Festival. Niigata. .... One of the "naked men" festivals. Doomyooji matsuri 道明寺祭 (どうみょうじまつり) Domyoji Temple Festival Doomyooji hoshi ii 道明寺糒（どうみょうじほしいい） dried cooked rice from temple Domyoji Doro-uchi matsuri 泥打祭 どろうちまつり mud-throwing festival Aso Shrine, Fukuoka Dosha Kaji Hoo-E 土砂加持法会 memorial service to prevent natural disasters ................................................................................ Ebumi, fumi-e (fumie) 絵踏, 踏絵, 踏み絵 Stepping on Chistian icons Enryaku-Ji mishiho 延暦寺御修法 Mishiho ritual at temple Enryaku-Ji Shiga Eyoo 会陽 Naked Festival. Third Sunday in February. Best known at Saidai-Ji, Okayama. ................................................................................ Fugu Kuyoo 河豚供養 Memorial Service for Blowfish Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Furukawa no okoshi daikoo 古川の起し太鼓 (ふるかわのおこしだいこ) "wake-up drums from Furukawa" Gifu, Hida, Furukawa town Futsuka kyuu 二日灸 moxabustion on February second Ganburoo 雁風呂 (がんぶろ) Ritual for departed geese mid-spring, in Tsugaru penninsula gan kuyoo 雁供養（かりくよう） Gishi-Sai 義士祭 . Memorial Ceremony for the 47 Samurai, graves of the 47 Ronin at Sengakuji Go-Kaichoo 御開帳 Showing of the Secret Buddha Statue ..... keigan 啓龕（けいがん） ..... kaichoo 開帳 (かいちょう) ikaichoo 居開帳（いかいちょう）to show a statue in the own temple dekaichoo 出開帳（でかいちょう）to go and see a displayed statue at another temple Golden Week (gorudin uiiku ゴールデンウィーク ) oogon shuukan 黄金週間 (おうごんしゅうかん) Gyokusui 曲水 (きょくすい ) "Meandering River Poetry Ceremony ..... gokusui 曲水（ごくすい） gyokusui no en 曲水の宴（きょくすいのえん）Party at the meandering stream megurimizu no toyo akari 曲水の豊明（めぐりみずのとよあかり） ryuushoo 流觴（りゅうしょう） sakazuki nagashi 盃流（さかずきながし）floating cups with sake ................................................................................. Hadaka Matsuri 　裸祭り, Hadaka Mairi "Naked Festivals" ... a LIST Hanakae Matsuri 花換祭 / 花換祭り Flower-exchanging festival at shrine Kanesaki-gu, Fukui prefecture Hanashizume matsuri 鎮花祭 (はなしずめまつり) "appease the blossoms" Festival of scattering blossoms for good health chinkasai 鎮花祭（ちんかさい) hanashizume はなしずめ Miwa Shrine, April 18 Hari Kuyoo 針供養 Memorial day for used sewing needles in Kanto Haru basho 春場所 Spring Sumo Wrestling tournament Sumo tournament in the third month, sangatsu basho 三月場所（さんがつばしょ）、Osaka Tournament, oosaka basho 大阪場所（おおさかばしょ）、Naniwa Basho浪花場所（なにわばしょ） Harugoto 春ごと ( はるごと) "spring things" ..... haru no koto 春の事（はるのこと） ..... kotobi 事日（ことび） ..... koto matsuri, kotomatsuri 事祭（ことまつり） regional, day off work Haru Matsuri .. 春祭り Spring Festival. General introduction. Hasedera no Tada-oshi 長谷寺のただ押し (はせでらのただおし) Festival at Temple Hasedera, Sakurai, Nara Hatsu uma 初午 (はつうま)　 First Day of the Horse Horse Festival, uma matsuri 午祭（うままつり） dumplings for the first day of the horse, hatus uma dango 初午団子（はつうまだんご） Hatsu uma mako 初午粉（はつうまこ）, shiroshi no sugi 験の杉（しるしのすぎ）、 ichi no uma, 一の午（いちのうま）、ni no uma 二の午（にのうま）、san no uma 三の午（さんのうま） first shrine visit on the day of the horse, hatsu uma moode 初午詣（はつうまもうで） "lucky shrine visit", fuku mairi 福参（ふくまいり） fox belief meeting, inari koo稲荷講（いなりこう） first performance, hatsu uma shibai 初午芝居（はつうましばい) first kyogen, hatsu uma kyoogen 初午狂言（はつうまきょうげん） Henro 遍路 : Spring Pilgrimage in Shikoku Hiburi 火振り祭 (ひぶりまつり) "fire-swinging festival" hifuri shinji. Aso Fire Festival. Kumamoto . Higan-E 彼岸会 Spring Equinox Service middle day of higan, welcoming the equinox, hi mukae 日迎え (ひむかえ) departing of the equinox, hi okuri 日送り（ひおくり） hi no tomo 日の伴（ひのとも）and many more kigo Hina Eshiki ひな会式, 雛会式 Ceremony of Hina Dolls Hina Matsuri 雛祭 at temple Hokkei-Ji, Nara Hira Hakkoo 比良八講、Hira Hakkoo 比良八荒 Ceremony for the eight volumes of the Lotus Sutra Shirohige Shrine, lake Biwa Hiraizumi Fujiwara Matsuri 平泉藤原祭 Fujiwara Festival in Hiraizumi Iwate prefecture Hookyoo-Ji Hina Matsuri 宝鏡寺雛祭　ひなまつり * ..... Doll Festival at Temple Hokyo-Ji, March 3 Hote Matsuri 帆手祭 Sail-cord Festival. At Shiogama Shrine, Miyagi Pref. Hotokemai, hotoke mai 仏舞 Buddha Dance, Rengemai 蓮華舞 Hyakumanben Nenbutsu 百万遍念仏 Saying the Nenbutsu Prayer one million times ................................................................................. Ichiya kanjoo 一夜官女 (いちやかんじょ) court lady for one night . . . . . ichiji jooroo 一時上臈（いちじじょうろう） Nozato Sumiyoshi Shrine 野里住吉神社 Inari matsuri 稲荷祭 (いなりまつり) Fox God Festival Inari matsuri oide 稲荷祭御出（いなりまつりおいで）、Inari no oide 稲荷のお出（いなりのおいで）、Inari shinkoosai 稲荷神幸祭（いなりしんこうさい） Ise Mairi 伊勢参 (いせまいり) Visiting Ise Shrine Ise sanguu 伊勢参宮（いせさんぐう）, O-kage mairi お陰参（おかげまいり）, nuke mairi 抜参（ぬけまいり）, saka mukae 坂迎え（さかむかえ） Ise Shrine Group, isekoo 伊勢講（いせこう）, daidai koo 太々講（だいだいこう） ................................................................................. Jooraku-e 常楽会 (じょうらくえ ) Nirvana Ceremony temple Kofuku-Ji, Kyoto Jukai-e 授戒会 Initiation ceremony for novice monks * Juusan-mairi 十三詣 temple visit for 13 Buddhas 13 Protector Buddhas for the first 13 years of a child chie moode 知恵詣（ちえもうで）, "praying for wisdom", chie morai 知恵貰い（ちえもらい） ................................................................................. Kaiyose-kaze 貝寄風 shell-drawing wind Kamogawa Odori .. 鴨川踊 (かもがわおどり) Kamogawa Dance in Kyoto Kane kasumu 鐘霞む　hearing tempel bells from afar Kane kuyoo 鐘供養 Memorial ceremony of temple bells Kanshoku 寒食 (かんしょく) "cold food" kanshoku setsu 寒食節（かんしょくせつ） ritual of eating cold food hyakugo setsu 百五節（ひゃくごせつ） ritual on day 105 (after the winter solstice) Kari kuyoo 雁供養（かりくよう） memorial service for wild geese ganburo 雁風呂 がんぶろ "bath for the wild geese" Kashihara matsuri ... 橿原祭 Kashihara Shrine Festival, Nara Kashima saitoosai 鹿島祭頭祭 (かしまさいとうさい) Saito Sai Festival at Kashima Kasuga Matsuri ... 春日祭 (かすがまつり) Kasuga Shrine Festival, Nara ..... "Kasuga Monkey Festival" saru matsuri 申祭（さるまつり） Kenkoku kinenbi 建国記念日 (けんこくきねんび) National Foundation Day of Japan kenkoku no hi 建国の日（けんこくのひ）、kenkoku sai 建国祭（けんこくさい）、kigensetsu 紀元節（きげんせつ）、baika setsu 梅花節（ばいかせつ）、baika setsu 梅佳節（ばいかせつ） Kenpoo Kinenbi 憲法記念日 (けんぽうきねんび) Constitution Day March 3 Kiken Castle (kikenjoo 善見城）Heat Shimmers and Taishaku-Ten 帝釈天. Kinensai 祈念祭 (きねんさい) Kinensai ritual Court ceremony ..... toshigoi no matsuri 年祈いの祭（としごいのまつり） Kitano natane goku 北野菜種御供 (きたのなたねごく) ritual for rapeseed blossoms at shrine Kitano Tenmangu Kitano baikasai 北野梅花祭（きたのばいかさい）Plum festival at Kitano baika goku 梅花御供（ばいかごく） tenjin goki 天神御忌（てんじんごき）memorial day of Tenjin Michiyane ki 道真忌（みちざねき） memorial day of Michizane Sugawara Michizane　菅原道真. Kyoto Koofukuji Monju e 興福寺文殊会 (こうふくじもんじゅえ) ceremony for Monju Bosatsu at temple Kofuku-Ji Koto hajime 事始 Beginning of Work and Activities .....koto no yooka 事八日（ことようか）"day number 8" ..... okoto, o-koto おこと okoto jiru お事汁（おことじる）soup eaten on the first day of work itokoni 従兄煮（いとこに）itokoni stew mushitsujiru むしつ汁（むしつじる）mushitsu soup . Kurama no Hana Kuyoo 鞍馬の花供養 Flower Ceremony at Kurama Temple 　 hana kuyoo 花供養（はなくよう）Flower Ceremony flower dedication hana gu senboo 花供懺法（はなぐせんぽう） Kuromori Kabuki 黒森歌舞伎 (くろもりかぶき ) Yamagata prefecture ................................................................................. Madara Kishin Sai マダラ鬼神祭 Madara Demon Festival to honor the deity Madarashin, Matarashin 摩多羅神 Mangansai 万願祭 (まんがんさい) "festival of the fulfilled wish" gangesai 願解祭（がんげさい） keitoo odori 鶏頭踊（けいとうおどり） "cockscomb dance" mannengan 万年願（まんねんがん）、gange odori 願解踊（がんげおどり） March, Festivals in March ... Maya moode 摩耶詣 (まやもうで) visiting the Maya temple ..... Maya mairi 摩耶参（まやまいり） Maya konbu 摩耶昆布（まやこんぶ）Maya kelp Mount Rokkosan, Kobe Meedi- : メーデー May Day worker's festival, roodoo sai 労働祭（ろうどうさい） ..... roodoo setsu 労働節（ろうどうせつ） "May Festival", gogatsu sai 五月祭（ごがつさい） "May Day Song", meedii ka メーデー歌（めーでーか） "May Day Flag", meedii ki メーデー旗（めーでーき） Mibu Nenbutsu 壬生念仏 Invoction of Amida at Mibu Temple Mibu Kyoogen 壬生狂言（みぶきょうげん） One of the three famous prayer kyogen. Mibusai 壬生祭（みぶさい）temple Mibudera festival Mibu odori 壬生踊（みぶおどり）Mibu dance Mibu no kane 壬生の鉦（みぶのかね）Prayer gongs at Mibu Mibu no men 壬生の面（みぶのめん）masks of Mibudera temple Midori no Shuukan 緑の週間 Green Week. "making things green" week, ryokka shuukan; 緑化週間（りょっかしゅうかん）;"tree planting ceremony, shokujusai 植樹祭（しょくじゅさい）;..... shokuju shiki 、植樹式（しょくじゅしき）;"love the forest" day airinbi 愛林日（あいりんび）, "green feather", midori no hane 緑の羽根（みどりのはね） Mie-Ji Matsuri 美江寺祭り Festival at Temple Mie-Ji Miedera o-ko matsuri 美江寺御蚕祭 みえでら‐おこまつりsilk worm festival Miei-ku 御影供 (みえいく) Kobo Daishi Memorial Ritual shoomiei-ku 正御影供（しょうみえいく）, miku みえく、miei-koo 御影講（みえいこう）, Kooboo ki 弘法忌（こうぼうき）Memorial day of Kobo Daishi Kuukai ki 空海忌（くうかいき）、Kooboo san 弘法さん（こうぼうさん）、mikoromo kae 御衣替（おころもがえ）、okoromo i 御衣井（おころもい san Kooboo mairi 三弘法詣（さんこうぼうまいり）visiting three Kobo temples omuro mairi 御室詣（おむろまいり） Takao-san onna moode 高雄山女詣（たかおさんおんなもうで）Ladies visiting Jingo-Ji, Takao-san Mikurumayama matsuri 御車山祭 (みくるまやままつり) "honorable float festival" Sekino Shrine, Takaoka, Toyama, May 1. 高岡関野神社 Minakuchi matsuri 水口祭り (みなくちまつり) Field Irrigation Ceremony : 苗代祭（なわしろまつり） ..... mito matsuri みと祭（みとまつり）, naejiroshi 苗じるし（なえじるし）、 "rice seedlings pole" 苗棒（なえぼう）、naejaku 苗尺（なえじゃく）, naemidake 苗みだけ（なえみだけ）, tananboo たなん棒（たなんぼう） Seat for the God of the Fields, ta no kami no koshikake 田の神の腰掛（たのかみのこしかけ） rice seedlings festival, tane matsuri 種祭（たねまつり） Mino matsuri 美濃祭 (みのまつり) Mino festival Gifu Mi no Hi no Harai, 巳の日の祓 (みのひのはらい) Purification Ritual on the Day of the Snake mi no hi no harae Miyako Odori .. 都踊 (みやこおどり, 都をどり) "Dance of the Capital" in Kyoto Momo no Sekku, 桃の節句 (もものせっく) Peach Blossom Festival hina matsuri　雛祭り (ひなまつり) Hina Doll Festival Seasonal Festival of March, sangatsu sekku 三月節句（さんがつせっく）, Yayoi no Sekku 弥生の節句（やよいのせっく）, tooka no setsu 桃花の節（とうかのせつ）, "Doll Festival" hina no sekku 雛の節句（ひなのせっく）, "Peach Blossom Day", momo no hi 桃の日（もものひ） . . . . . and "first day of the snake", jooshi 上巳 じょうし choosan 重三（ちょうさん）, genshi 元巳（げんし）, joomi 上巳（じょうみ） ................................................................................. Nagahama Hikiyama Kyoogen 長浜曳山狂言（ながはまひきやまきょうげん） Nagahama Kyogen performance of floats Nagahama hikiyama matsuri 長浜曳山祭 (ながはまひきやままつり) Festival floats of Nagahama Naniwa Odori .. 浪花踊 Naniwa Dance in Osaka Nehan-E 涅槃会 Nirvana Ceremony Jooraku-E 常楽会, Nehan Nishi 涅槃西風 Westwind on Nirvana Day Nigatsu reija 二月礼者 (にがつれいじゃ) visiting (a shrine or temple) on February 1 Nikkoo Goohan-Shiki 日光強飯式Gohanshiki. Ceremony of eating large bowls of rice Rinnoo-JI Goohanshiki 輪王寺強飯式（りんのうじごうはんしき） tengu no goohan 天狗の強飯（てんぐのごうはん）Large rice portion of the tengu goblin Nikkoozeme 日光責（にっこうぜめ） Ninoo-E 仁王会 Ceremony for Nioo-Deities at Temple Daigo-JiKyoto ..... Godairiki san, 五大力、"Five Strong Deities", people lift heavy mochi Nozaki Mairi 野崎参 Nozaki Pilgrimage Daitoo / Osaka ................................................................................. Oochamori, oo-cha mori at temple Saidaiji 西大寺大茶盛 (さいだいじおおちゃもり) serving big cups of green tea at temple Saidai-Ji Oide matsuri 御出祭 (おいでまつり) "Departure Festival" Kunimuke matsuri 平国祭（くにむけまつり）Heikokusai Festival at Keta Jinja 気多神社, Ishikawa O-Inari sama Inari Matsuri, Fox God Festival 稲荷祭, 稲荷神幸祭) O-Mi-Nugui 御身拭 Ominugui ritual cleansing of the Amida Buddha statue Seiryooji 清涼寺 Temple Seiryo-Ji, Kyoto O-fuda nagashi, ofudanagashi お札流 floating of temple amulets 四国お遍路さん Henro Pilgrims in Shikoku Ooyamato shinkoosai 大和神幸祭 (おおやまとしんこうさい) Festival at shrine Oyamato Jinja ..... chanchan matsuri ちゃんちゃん祭（ちゃんちゃんまつり）prayer gong festival Nara, 大和神社 Oyamato Jinja Otoo matsuri 御灯祭 (おとうまつり) Torch festival Shingu Shrine, Kumano, Wakayama O-tsugesai 御告祭 (おつげさい) Annunciation of Mary kami no otsuge 神のお告げ（かみのおつげ）kokuchisai告知祭（こくちさい）, otsuge no shukujitsu お告げの祝日（おつげのしゅくじつ）, jutai kokuhchibi 受胎告知日（じゅたいこくちび）, seitai kokukchibi 聖胎告知日（せいたいこくちび） Maria Verkündigung ................................................................................. Reken, rekken 列見 (れけん) Reken ritual Court ceremony Renge-E Mai 蓮華会舞 Ceremony of the Lotos Dance Oki Kokubunji 隠岐国分寺, Shimane . . . . Renge-E 蓮華会（夏祓） Lotus Flower Offering in late Summer Roku Amida Moode 六阿弥陀詣 Visit to six tempels with Amida Buddhas ..... roku Amida mairi 六阿弥陀参（ろくあみだまいり）, roku Amida 六阿弥陀（ろくあみだ）"Six Amida" ................................................................................. Saga Dainenbutsu 嵯峨大念仏 Great Invocation of Amida at Saga Saga Dainenbutsu Kyoogen 嵯峨大念仏狂言（さがだいねんぶつきょうげん） One of the three famous prayer kyogen. and Saga no Hashira Taimatsu 嵯峨の柱炬 Fire Festival at Saga, Kyoto. Saidaiji Oochamori, oo-cha mori 西大寺大茶盛 (さいだいじおおちゃもり) serving big cups of green tea at temple Saidai-Ji ..... oochamori 大茶盛（おおちゃもり) "big teacup" Nara, April Sannoo matsuri 山王祭 (さんのうまつり) Sanno Festival Hiyoshi matsuri 日吉祭（ひよしまつり）、 sakaki giri 榊伐（さかきぎり）、sarumatsuri 申祭（さるまつり） Monkey Festival ... uma no shinji 午の神事（うまのしんじ）、hitsuji no goku 未の御供（ひつじのごく）, saru no jingu 猿の神供（さるのじんく） Otsu, shrine Hiyoshi Taisha Seimeisai 清明祭 (せいめいさい) Seimei festival, Okinawa ..... seimei mairi 清明参（せいめいまいり) "visiting graves at Seimei) ushiimii （ウシーミー）, shiimii Senbu-E 千部会 Ceremony of chanting sutras for 1000 times 妙顯寺 Myoken-Ji, Kyoto Sengen Matsuri 浅間祭 (Asama matsuri) Sengen Shrine (Asama jinja) in Shizuoka. Senshoku sai 染織祭 Festival of dying material for robes gofuku sai 呉服祭（ごふくさい) Sentei sai 先帝祭 (せんていさい) Sentei Festival ..... Sentei-e, Sentei e 先帝会（せんていえ） In memory of Antoku Tenno, at shrine Akama Jingu, Shimonoseki Shakutoo-E 積塔会 Ceremony for blind people shakutoo-e 石塔会（しゃくとうえ）、shakutoo 石塔（しゃくとう）"stone tower", shakutoo 積塔（しゃくとう）、zatoo shakutoo 座頭積塔（ざとうしゃくとう） Shigatsu Baka 四月馬鹿 April Fool エイプリルフール "all fools season", bangu setsu 万愚節（ばんぐせつ） Shimabara no taiyuu no doochuu　。。島原の大夫の道中　Shimabara Geisha Procession (Kyoto) Shimabara taiyuu no doochuu 島原大夫の道中 Shrine day (shanichi) Japan. For the God of the Earth (tsuchi no kami) Shunbun no hi 春分の日 (しゅんぶんのひ) Spring equinox, vernal equinox Shunki kooreisai 春季皇霊祭 (しゅんきこうれいさい) spring commemoration for the Imperial Spirits ..... ..... kooreisai 皇霊祭（こうれいさい）Koreisai ritual Court ceremony Shutsugyoo-e 出行会 start of the ascetic exercises Nichiren Sect. Feb. 10 Sono Kara kami Matsuri 園韓神祭 (そのからかみまつり) Court Ceremony Sonokara Futakami no Matsuri 園韓両神祭（そのからふたかみのまつり）、Sonokami Matsuri 園神祭（そのかみまつり）、Karakami Matsuri 韓神祭（からかみまつり） Suma no misogi 須磨の御禊 (すまのみそぎ) purification at Suma beach ..... Suma no harai 須磨の祓（すまのはらい） suzuri ishi toru 硯石取る (すずりいしとる) collecting stones for inkstones Tosa no umi ni suzuri ishi toru 土佐の海に硯石取る（とさのうみにすずりいしとる） collecting stones for ink stones along the beach of Tosa ................................................................................. Taishi E .. 太子会 (たいしえ) Shotoku Taishi Memorial Service Shooryoo-E 聖霊会 Memorial Ceremonies for Prince Shotoku Taishi 聖徳太子 (574-622) kai no hana 貝の華（かいのはな）flowers made from sea shells Takao-san no Hiwatari Matsuri 高尾山の火渡り祭 (たかおさんひわたりまつり) Wakling though fire at Mt. Takao. Takayama matsuri 高山祭 (たかやままつり) Takayama festival Gifu Takewari Matsuri ... 竹割祭 (たけわりまつり) Bamboo splitting festival gogan shinji 御願神事（ごがんしんじ）, making a rope snake, daida nai 大蛇綯い（だいじゃない） Tanikumi Odori 谷汲踊 Tanikumi Dance. At temple Kegon-ji, Gifu prefecture Tennoo Tanjoobi 天皇誕生日 (てんのうたんじょうび) Emperor's Birthday Tenchoo Setsu 天長節（てんちょうせつ) Emperor's Birthday Emperor Akihito, December 23, 1933. ..... Emperess Birthday 皇后誕生日 (こうごうたんじょうび ) Koogoo Tanjoobi Chikyuu Setsu 地久節（ちきゅうせつ）　 March 6 Tenzushi mai, Tenzushimai 天津司舞 (てんずしまい) Tenzushi dance shrine Tentsushi Jinja 天津司神社, Kofu, Yamanashi Tomobata matsuri 伴旗祭 (ともばたまつり) Tomobata Flag Festival ..... Ogikoo sai 小木港祭（おぎこうさい）Ogiko Harbour Festival Noto, Ishikawa Toogyuu 闘牛 (とうぎゅう) Ceremonial Bull Fighting bulls fighting, ushi zumoo 牛角力. getting the bulls together, ushi awase 牛合わせ. getting the horns to clash, ushi no tsuno tsuki 牛の角突き Toowan kuyoo 唐椀供養 (とうわんくよう) memorial service for Chinese bowls 万満寺 Temple Manman-Ji, Matsudo, Chiba Tori awase 鶏合 (とりあわせ) Ritual Cock Fighting tookei 闘鶏（とうけい）, tori no keai 鶏の蹴合（とりのけあい） "winning cock", kachidori 勝鶏（かちどり） "loosing cock", makedori 負鶏（まけどり） betting on cocks, kakedori 賭鶏（かけどり） cock keeper, tookeishi 闘鶏師（とうけいし） Tsunemochi matsuri 恒持祭 (つねもちまつり) Tsunemochi festival ..... Yamada no haru matsuri 山田の春祭（やまだのはるまつり） Spring festival of Yamada at Tsunemochi Jinja 恒持神社, Chichibu, Saitama ................................................................................. Uguisu awase 鶯合 (うぐいすあわせ) Ritual nightingale singing competition "singing contest", naki awase 鳴合（なきあわせ）,啼合（なきあわせ） Urasa no Doo Oshi 浦佐の堂押 Naked Man Festival at Urasa "naked pushing" hadaka oshi 裸押し (はだかおし）. "pushing festival", 押合祭（おしあいまつり） Temple Fukoo-Ji 普光寺 Wakasa no O-Mizu okuri 若狭のお水送り, Sendig off Water Ceremony at Wakasa .............. Followed by the Water-Drawing and Pine-Torch Ceremony at Temple Nigatsu-Do, Nara O-Mizutori, Omizutori, お水取り） a part of the Monks Training Rituals, Shuni-E 修二会, Todaiji Temple Nara Warauma hiki 藁馬曳, 藁馬曳き (わらうまひき) pulling a straw horse On february 8 (see "koto hajime" above). wara-uma hiki Watari gyofu 渡り漁夫 (わたりぎょふ) Migrant fishermen ..... gyofu tsunoru 漁夫募る（ぎょふつのる） fishermen coming, gyofu kuru 漁夫来る（ぎょふくる） ..... yanshu kuru ヤンシュ来る（やんしゅくる） ................................................................................. Yakushiji Hana Eshiki 薬師寺花会式 Ceremony of flowers for the Healing Buddha, a version of Shuuni-E at temple Yakushi-Ji Yakushi Nyorai, the Buddha of Medicine 薬師如来 Yanagi matsuri (やなぎまつり) 柳祭 Willow Festival yanagi no kazura 柳の蔓 やなぎのかずら willow branch hair decoration Yasukuni matsuri 靖国祭 (やすくにまつり) Yasukuni shrine festival Shookonsai 招魂祭（しょうこんさい） Shokonsai, "soul summoning rite", "spirit inviting rite" Yasurai matsuri 安良居祭 (やすらいまつり) Yasurai festival Imamiya Jinja, Kyoto Yayoi Kyogen (yayoi kyoogen) 弥生狂言 Kyogen performance in march ..... sangatsu kyoogen 三月狂言（さんがつきょうげん）; san no kawari 三の替り（さんのかわり） Yoshino no Hana Eshiki 吉野の花会式 Flower Ceremony at Yoshino　 oni odori 鬼踊（おにおどり）dance of the demons mochikubari, mochi kubari 餅配り（もちくばり） throwing mochi to the crowd Yoshiwara no Yozakura .. 吉原の夜桜 Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Night in Yoshiwara Yotaka andon matsuri 夜高行灯祭 (よたかあんどんまつり) Yotaka lantern festival Fukuno no yotaka 福野の夜高（ふくののよたか）Lanterns at Fukuno Toyama Yuikyoo-Gyoo E 遺教経会 Memorial Service for the last sermon of Buddha senbon nenbutsu 千本念仏（せんぼんねんぶつ） kundoku e 訓読会（くんどくえ）"reading the last sutra" yuikyoo e 遺敎会（ゆいきょうえ） "Legacy Teaching Sutra" memorial ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .. .. .. 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Festivals not as KIGO


. Cow nose ring ritual (hanaguri kuyoo はなぐり供養) 　Okayama.
At the cow nose ring mound (hanagurizuka)


Gomottomo sama 「ごもっともさま」
Celebrating the male symbol at Mitsumine Shrine, for Setsubun


Matsuo Shrine Festival 松尾大社
. Kyoto Festivals in April


Lantern festival (Yuanxiao) China

. O no Mai (oo no mai　王の舞) dance of the king .
Uwase Shrine 宇波西神社, Wakasa, Fukui

. Ota Fire Festival 太田の火まつり 　
Daisen town, Akita. List of festivals


. Taga matsuri (多賀まつり) Taga Festival
at Taga Shrine 多賀大社, Shiga


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夏 NATSU SUMMER Festival (matsuri) 祭　Kigo for all summer.　With many more kigo on the subject. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Aizen-sai 愛染祭 Festival of Aizen Myo-O (Photos) Amagoi 雨乞 Rain Rituals Ango 安居 Angyo Kagura Dance Photos Aoba Matsuri 青葉祭 Festival of the Green Leaves Ao-oni Hotaru Matsuri 青鬼蛍祭 Green Demon and Fireflies Festival Butsumo-E 仏母会 Ceremony for Buddha's Mother Demon's Drum 鬼太鼓 Drums in Buddhist Ritual Enma Mairi 閻魔参 > First Ceremonies of the year Enmadoo Dainenbutsu 閻魔堂大念仏 Amida Prayer (Namu Amida Butsu) Prayers at the Hall for Enma, the King of Hell Enshuu Dainenbutsu 遠州大念仏 Fujikiri E-shiki 藤切り会式 Wisteria Cutting Ceremony at Temple Daizen-Ji Yamanashi Prefecture Gebana 夏花 "summer flowers" Gedachi 夏断 Not eating red meat Gegaki 夏書 Reading in Summer Genenbutsu 夏念仏 Nenbutsu prayers in Summer Amida Prayer (Namu Amida Butsu) Hanabi Senkoo 花火線香 > Firework Display (hanabi, Japan) Hangeshoo 半夏生 Ama no Hashidate Matsuri 天の橋立祭 Festival at Ama-no-Hashidate Amanohashitate Hitotsu Yaito ひとつやいと（お灸, 瑞龍寺　One Moxabustion for the tired monks ... ceremony at Temple Zuiryu-ji Hoshi ii 干飯 Dried Rice Iriya Asagao Ichi 入谷朝顔市 Asagao Flower Market at the temple in Iriya Kappa Matsuri かっぱ祭り Kappa Festival (Water Goblin Festival) Kurama no Take Kiri 鞍馬の竹伐 Kyuuri fuuji きゅうり封じ Makomo 真菰 (Photos) Mine-iri 峰入 First Climbing of a Holy Mountain, especially at Mr. Gassan ..... Shugendoo, The Mountain Ascets Way of Life Mushi-boshi 虫干 airing out of insects 夏遍路 Natsu Henro, Pilgrims in Summer Pilgrimage (henro) Part 1 Nerikuyoo 練供養 Procession of Bodhisattvas Ooyakazu 大矢数 Shooting many arrows (at Sanjusan Gendo Hall, Kyoto) Osorezan Daisai 恐山大祭 Great Festival at Osorezan, Aomori Photos of Osorezan Festivalwhit shamans and all ... Sanja Matsuri, Festival at Asakusa Kannon (Japan) 三社祭、浅草 Sendango 千団子 Semai 施米 Giving Alms of Rice Shakyoo-e 写経会 Meeting to Copy Sutras > First Ceremonies of the year (05) Shidoji Sai 志度寺祭 Shidoji Temple Festival Shiman Rokusen Nichi 四万六千日 Sooma Too 走馬燈 > Daruma Pilgrims in Japan: Koya San in Wakayama Takagi Noo 薪能 Noo-Performance at night Uchiwa kaki 団扇撒 Yoshino no kaeru-tobi 吉野の蛙飛 Yoshino and the jumping frogs Zatoo no Suzumi 座頭の納涼 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .. .. .. Memorial Days Dengyoo-E 伝教会 Memorial Ceremony for Dengyoo Daishi Eisai-Ki 栄西忌 Memorial Day of Eisai Ganjin-Ki 鑑真忌 Ganjin Memorial Day Gaki ki 餓鬼忌　Memorial Day for Akutagawa Ryunosuke Genjin-Ki 源信忌 Memorial Day for Genjin Kongooshoo-j Kaisan-Ki i金剛証寺開山忌 Memorial Day of the Founder of Tempel Kongooshoo-Ji ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .. .. .. Plants Bodaijuu no Hana 菩提樹の花 Flowers of the Buddha Tree Bussooge 仏桑花 haibisukasu : Hibiscus Gibooshi no Hana 擬宝珠の花 Hoozuki Ichi 鬼灯市 Lampionflower (hoozuki, Japan) Keshi Boozu 芥子坊主 poppies See > Welch Onion Hasu 蓮 Lotus Flower Shara no Hana 沙羅の花 Sal Flower, natsu tsubaki 夏椿 Summer Camellia (tsubaki) Udonge 優曇華 Yamabooshi no Hana 山法師の花 Dogwood ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .. .. .. Animals Ari Jigoku 蟻地獄 "Hell for the Ants" Jihi Shinchoo 慈悲心鳥, juuichi 十一　Bird of the Cockoo Family Buppoosoo (buppousou) 仏法僧 Buddhabird Dollarbird and Eurasian Scops-Owl

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秋 AKI AUTUMN

In Autumn, the biggest event is the ceremony for the souls of the ancestors, O-Bon.
Here are first many kigo related to this event.

.. .. .. .. .. Bon Festival (o-bon) お盆 ....................................... Included in this file are : Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead, Ancestor's Festival ..... Urabon, Ura-Bon 盂蘭盆, urabon-e 盂蘭盆会 ..... Bonrei 盆礼 Bon Lantern, bon choochin 盆提灯 Bon Lanterns and other lanterns ..... Bon Dooroo 盆燈籠 Bon Dance, bon odori　盆踊り Awaodori Dance Tower for the Bon Dance, bon yagura 盆櫓 welcoming fire at the gates, mukaebi 迎え火 Festival for the souls, tama matsuri 魂祭 sending off fire, okuribi 送り火 sending off the souls, tama okuri 霊送り shelf for Bon offerings, bondana 盆棚 shelf for the souls, shooryoodana 精霊棚 shelf for the ancestors, sensodana 先祖棚 empty shelf, karadana 空棚 sutras on the shelf, tanagyoo 棚経 first bon, hatsubon初盆, shinbon新盆 ..... for a person who died the year before preparations for o-bon, bonjitaku 盆仕度 ..... Bon yooi 盆用意 before o-bon, bon mae 盆前 holidays during o-bon, bon yasumi 盆休み after o-bon, bon sugi 盆過ぎ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Light offerings afloat (tooroo nagashi) 燈篭流し ....................................... Included in this file are: Daimonji 大文字、大文字焼 Great Seeing-Off Fire in Kyoto Hyaku Hattai 百八燈 108 bonfires Kadobi 門火/Mukaebi 迎火 Fire at the Entrance to Welcome the Souls Mantoo-E 万燈会 Ten Thousand Lanterns Ceremony Okuribi 送火 Fire for Seeing Off Sentoo Kuyoo 千燈供養 Thousand Lanterns Offerings Tooroo Nagashi 燈籠流 Light offerings afloat :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Other customs and ceremonies at O-Bon Bon no Tera 盆の寺 Temple during O-Bon Hakamairi 墓参 Visiting the Graves of Ancestors Autumn Equinox Nasu no Uma 茄子の馬 Horses of Eggplants ..... Bon Offerings Bonbana 盆花 Flowers for O-Bon Bongama 盆竈 Bon Stove for girl's cooking Shooryoobune 精霊船 Bon Boats for the Souls, Ships for Souls Rokudoo Mairi 六道参 Welcoming the souls at the six crossroads, Bon Ceremony Iki Mitama 生身魂 Bon Ceremony of entertaining the elders which are still living Kusa no ichi 草の市 Market for O-Bon Ogara 苧穀　burned for okuribi ceremonies Soodai 掃苔 Bon, Cleaning the moss from the graves Sashi Saba 刺鯖 Giving Makarels to the family, night before o-Bon Tana Gyoosoo 棚経僧 Priests reading sutras in front of the Bon Shelf Bon Gochi 盆東風 East Wind during O-Bon > WIND in various kigo Bon Nami 盆波 Waves during O-Bon Bon no Tsuki 盆の月 Moon during O-Bon > ..... MOON and its LINKS Bon Shibai 盆芝居 Theater Performance at O-Bon Bonmichi 盆路 Road for O-Bon Hooka ほうか Bon Dance in the Mikawa Area Kiraigoo 鬼来迎 Welcoming of the Demons Segaki 施餓鬼 Offering food and drink to the hungry ghosts also Hungry Ghosts, gaki　餓鬼 ..... Japanese Ghosts and Demons by Gabi Greve Jizoo Bon 地蔵盆 Ceremonies for Jizoo Bosatsu, August 18 - 24 Hassaku Bon 八朔盆 Ceremonies on the first of August (hassaku) Hoojoo-E 放生会 Setting free of animals (Nara) Kaze no Bon 風の盆 ..... Bon of the Wind ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Aki Higan 秋彼岸 . Autumn Equinox Aki Henro 秋遍路 Pilgrims in Autumn Pilgrimage (henro) Shikoku Henro ..... Settai 摂待 Giving Alms Aki Matsuri 秋祭り Autumn Festival 　 and many related kigo Chooyoo 重陽 Chrysanthemum Festival Daikaku-Ji Dainichi-E 大覚寺大日会 Ceremony for Dainichi at Temple Daikaku-Ji Gege 解夏 End of the summer ascetics for priests Gejo-E 解除会 Ceremony to drive away the evil, Toodai-Ji Nara Fudangyoo 不断経 Ceremony of reading sutras day and night, Koya san Juzudama 数珠玉 Beads of the Rosary Kangetsu Sanbutsu-E 観月讃仏会 Moon Viewing Ceremony, Nara Kishibojin Matsuri 鬼子母神祭 Festival for the female deity Kishiboshin Koomyoo Shingon-E 光明真言会 Ceremony of Koomyoo Mushi Okuri 虫送 Driving away the bad insects Nijuroku Yamachi 二十六夜待 Waiting for the Moon on the night of the 16th Ningyoo Kuyoo 人形供養 Memorial Ceremony for used dolls Rokusai Nenbutsu 六斎念仏 Ceremony of praying to Amida Sennichi Mairi 千日参 Thousand Days of a Temple Visit Shaka Nenbutsu-E 釈迦念仏会 Memorial Ceremony for Shakyamuni Buddha Shoosoo-In (Shoso-In) Bokuryoo 正倉院曝涼: Airing of the treasures (hoomotsu kaze-ire) Susuki Nenbutsu-E 薄念仏会 Ceremony in memory of Ippen Shoonin Tanabata 七夕 Star Festival 　 and many related kigo Tozu Seppoo 戸津説法 Explaining the Buddhist Law at Tozu (Lake Biwa, Toonan-Temple) Tsuto iri 衝突入 Visiting a home to see it all / Ise area Uzumasa no Ushi Matsuri 太秦の牛祭 Ox Festival at Uzumasa Yuurei Matsuri 幽霊祭 Festival of the Ghosts Yonenbutsu 夜念仏 Nenbutsu-Prayers at Night ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .. .. .. Memorial Days Doogen-Ki 道元忌 Memorial Day for Doogen (Dogen Zenji) ..... Eihei-Ji Temple and Dogen 永平寺 Musoo-Ki 夢窓忌 Musoo Memorial Day (Muso) Nichiren Omeikoo 御命講 Memorial Ceremony for Nichiren ..... Daimoku Tate 題目立 Picture Yugyoo-Ki 遊行忌 Memorial Day for Yugyoo ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .. .. .. Plants Bodaishi 菩提子 Fruit of the Linden tree Kannonsoo 観音草 Kannon-Plant Kiku Kuyoo 菊供養 Chrysanthemum Festival Kiku no Sekku 菊の節句 Chrysanthemum Festival Shakunage 曼珠沙華 Spider Lilies (manjushage, O-Higanbana 彼岸花) ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .. .. .. Animals Hooshizemi 法師蝉 Hooshi Cicada, tsukutsukubooshi Tanuki Kuyoo 狸供養: 狸塚の狸を供養する。証誠寺（千葉県木更津市）August 13 at the Temple Shoojoo-Ji (Shojo-Ji) in Chiba Prefecture : Tanuki - Badger Kane Tataki 鉦叩 Prayer Gong Cricket, Fruit Cricket (kanetataki) > ..... Kuya Shonin

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The Asian Lunar Calendar and Ceremonies

A lunar month started with no-moon, had the full moon on the 15th and 28 days to go.
The first lunar month of a year started the round of 12 months.
With the calendar reform in Japan, things changed, making the life of a haiku poet more difficult.

Please read the details here:

. The Asian Lunar Calendar and the
changing Dates of Japanese Ceremonies



In "early winter" we have kigo that relate to the harvest thanksgiving ceremonies of the tenth lunar month.

In December (mid-winter kigo)
we have a lot of preparations for the New Year.

November, December, January

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冬 FUYU WINTER

... ... ... LAST ceremonies of the year (osame, hate, tome ...) Many of them have the corresponding FIRST ceremony in the New Year Saijiki. Fuda Osame 札納 Bringing back the old year amulets ..... osamefuda 納札（おさめふだ） First and Last Ceremonies of the year Haki osame 掃納 (はきおさめ) end of sweeping the floors Hari osame 針納（はりおさめ） "end of the needlework" hari yasumi 針休み（はりやすみ） hari osame 針納（はりおさめ） putting away the needles hari matsuri 針祭（はりまつり）needle festival hari kuyoo 針供養 in Kyoto and Kansai Koto osame 事納 (ことおさめ) end of work ..... osame yooka 納め八日（おさめようか) end on the eighth day . . . . . and . . . . . and Koto hajime 事始（ことはじめ）start of work, work begins Osame Fudoo 納不動 Last Fudo Myo-O Ceremony of a Year Osame no Konpira 納の金毘羅 (おさめのこんぴら) Last Ceremony at the shrine Konpira ..... shimai Konpira 終金毘羅（しまいこんぴら） Osame no Kooshin 納の庚申 (おさめのこうしん) Last Koshin Ceremony ..... hate no kooshin 果の庚申（はてのこうしん） ..... tome kooshin 止庚申（とめこうしん） Osame no Suitenguu 納の水天宮 (おさめのすいてんぐう) Last Ceremony for the God of Water Osame Tenjin 終天神 (しまいてんじん) Last Ceremony for Tenjin Gojoo Tenman mairi 五条天神参 (ごじょうてんじんまいり) Visiting Gojo Tenmangu, Ueno, Tokyo or Kyoto in memory of Sugawara Michizane Shimai Daishi 終大師 Last Ceremony for Kobo Daishi Osame no Daishi　納めの大師 hate no Daishi 果ての大師 shimai Kooboo (shimai Kobo) 終弘法 ..... also First Ceremonies of the year Daishikoo 大師講 Daishi Ceremony Group Kobo Daishi, Kukai ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Betsuji nenbutsu 別時念仏 (べつじねんぶつ) special nenbutsu prayer jishuusaimatsu betsuji 時宗歳末別時（じしゅうさいまつべつじ） Butsumyoo-E 仏名会 Ceremony for the Names of Budda in all shrines and temples and at court obutsumyoo 御仏名（おぶつみょう） kazuke wata 被綿（かずけわた） kaenashi no kenpai 栢梨の献盃（かえなしのけんぱい） official drink at Kaenashi kazukiwata 被綿（かずきわた）for weddings Chiba warai 千葉笑 (ちばわらい) "laughing in Chiba" Chichibu Yomatsuri 秩父夜祭 . Chichibu Night Festival Chichibu Matsuri 秩父祭（ちちぶまつり） Chishaku-in rongi 智積院論義 (ちしゃくいんろんぎ) Discussion at Temple Chishaku-In Kyoto, Shingon sect Christian Celebrations in Winter kanshasai 感謝祭 (かんしゃさい) Thanksgiving Sei Sabieru no hi 聖ザビエルの日 (せいざびえるのひ)Day of Saint Xavier taikoosetsu 待降節 (たいこうせつ) advent seitaisetsu 聖胎節 (せいたいせつ) day of the Immaculate Conception (of Virgin Mary) kurisumasu クリスマス Christmas, Weihnachten seikazoku no hi 聖家族の日 (せいかぞくのひ) Day of the Holy Family Sei Johanne no hi 聖ヨハネの日 (せいよはねのひ) Day of Saint John seishokusai 聖燭祭 (せいしょくさい) candlemass koogen no hi 公現の日 (こうげんのひ) Epiphany / Three Kings Day ................................................................................. Daijinguu fuda kubari 大神宮札配 (だいじんぐうふだくばり) distributing amulets from Ise shrine Also performed at other great shrines. . . . . . and from Ise Shrine Saiguu no ema 斎宮絵馬 (さいぐうのえま) votive plaquets at Saigu Ituski no miya no ema 斎宮絵馬（いつきのみやのえま） Daikotaki 大根焚 Cooking large radishes Temple Senbon Shakado 千本釈迦堂, Kyoto, Feb. 10 - 13 三千院の初午大根焚き Narutaki no daikotaki 鳴滝の大根焚 (なるたきのだいこたき) Daikotaki 大根焚き（お会式）for Saint Nichiren Temple Sanpo-Ji 三寳寺 Daikon, Radish Daishi koo 大師講 Ceremonies at Mount Hiei-zan for the founder, Dengyo Daishi. Memorial day for Tendai Daishi, Tendai Daishi Ki 天台大師忌（てんだいだいしき）. Memorial day for Chisha Daishi, Chisha Daishi Ki 智者大師忌（ちしゃだいしき） .Tendai Prayer Ceremony, Tendai e、天台会（てんだいえ）. Tenday Prayer Ceremony at November, shimotsuki e 霜月会（しもつきえ）.Great Ceremony at Mount Hieizan, Hieizan hokke e 比叡山法華会（ひえいざんほっけえ）. "Great Master's Gruel", Daishi gayu 大師粥 Doyadoya matsuri どやどや祭り Doyadoya naked festival Osaka, Shitennoji Ebisu-koo　恵比寿講 Ebisu Ceremony Group ..... Ebisu Matsuri, 夷子祭 Ebisu Festival Fuigo matsuri 鞴祭 bellows festival Swordsmith's Festsival, kaji matsuri 鍛冶祭 Bellows Festival, tatara matsuri 踏鞴祭 Throwing mandarins (small oranges) mikan maki　蜜柑撒, 蜜柑捲 ..... lighting fire for the god Inari, inari no o-hotaki 稲荷の御火焚 Fuyu Ango 冬安居 Winter Retreat for Monks yuki ango 雪安居（ゆきあんご） Retreat for monks in snow Gegen 下元 (かげん) last third of the year cememony ..... gegen no setsu 下元の節（かげんのせつ） First third of the year (joogen) Gishi-E 義士会 Memorial Ceremony for the 47 Samurai graves of the 47 Ronin at Sengakuji Gojuu Sooden 五重相伝 Secret Ceremony of the Pure Land Sect Gonichi no noo 後日の能 (ごにちののう) last Noh performance ..... go-en no noo 後宴の能（ごえんののう） Gosechi Mai , gosechi no mai 五節の舞 Dance of the Five Maidens ..... go sechi 五節（ごせち）、gosechi no choodai kokoromi 五節帳台試（ごせちのちょうだいのこころみ）、gosechi no gozen kokoromi 五節御前試（ごせちのごぜんのこころみ） ................................................................................ Hachi Tataki 鉢叩 鉢敲, 鉢扣　 Memorial Service for Kuuya Shoonin early winter Hagoita ichi 羽子板市 (はごいたいち) battledore market Haka kakou 墓囲ふ Preparing the graves for New Year Hakamagi 袴着 (はかまぎ) wearing a hakama trousers for the first time at Shichigosan Hieizan hokke e 比叡山法華会 Great Ceremony at Mount Hieizan Prayer group for the Great Master, daishi koo 大師講 だいしこう Memorial day for Tendai Daishi, Tendai Daishi Ki 天台大師忌（てんだいだいしき） Memorial day for Chisha Daishi, Chisha Daishi Ki 智者大師忌（ちしゃだいしき） Tendai Prayer Ceremony, Tendai e、天台会（てんだいえ） "Rice Gruel for Priest Chi-E", Chie gayu 智慧粥 "Great Master's Gruel", Daishi gayu 大師粥 gruel on the 18th day, juuhachi gayu 十八粥 fuguri gayu ふぐり粥（ふぐりがゆ Hiiragi sasu 柊挿す (ひいらぎさす) piercing with a holly Hikage no kazura 日蔭の蔓 (ひかげのかずら) lit. "kazura vine in the shadow" hikage no ito 日蔭の糸（ひかげのいと）"string in the shadow" hikage no kokoroba 日蔭の心葉（ひかげのこころば） kokoroba 心葉（こころば） "leaf of the heart" Hio no tsukai 氷魚の使 (ひおのつかい) Messenger for iced Fish Hoshi Matsuri 星祭 Star Festivals and Star Shrines (Hoshi Jinja) ................................................................................ Iba Hajime 射場始 Imperial Ceremony of first shooting in Winter ..... yuba hajime 弓場始（ゆばはじめ） Inoko, i no ko 亥の子 (いのこ) wild boar i no hi matsuri 亥の日祭（いのひまつり）festival on the day of the boar i no kami matsuri 亥の神祭（いのかみまつり）festival for the deity of the wild boar ..... and many more about Marishi Ten Itsukushima chinza sai 厳島鎮座祭 (いつくしまちんざさい) Itsukushima Shrine dedication festival oshimeshi, o shime shi 御燈消（おしめし）"turning off the lights" yamaguchi toji no matsuri 山口閉の祭（やまぐちとじのまつり） "closing down mountain roads" festival Izumo Taisha Niiname sai 出雲大社新嘗祭 Thanksgiving Ceremony at Izumo Shrine "Celebrations of the First Taste" Joya moode 除夜詣（じょやもうで）shrine visit at the last night ..... joya no kane 除夜の鐘 ..... hyakuhachi no kane 百八の鐘（ひゃくはちのかね） Last Day of the Year (oomisoka　大晦日, Japan) juuya 十夜 (じゅうや) the 10th night Ceremony for Amida Buddha honorable tenth night, o juuya 御十夜（おじゅうや） tenth night ritual, juuya hooyoo 十夜法要（じゅうやほうよう） gruel at the tenth night, juuya gayu 十夜粥（じゅうやがゆ） prayer gongs at the 10th night, juuya gane 十夜鉦（じゅうやがね） temple with ceremonies at the 10th night, juuya dera 十夜寺（じゅうやでら） monk at the 10th night, juuya soo十夜僧（じゅうやそう） old woman at the 10th night, juuya baba 十夜婆（じゅうやばば） persimmons for the 10th night, juuya gaki 十夜柿（じゅうやがき） ................................................................................. Kakashi age, kakashiage 案山子揚 (かがしあげ) taking the scarecrows down ..... some no toshitori そめの年取り（そめのとしとり） . Kagura 神楽 (かぐら) Kagura dance ..... kami asobi 神遊び（かみあそび）Gods enjoying themselves ..... kagura uta 神楽歌（かぐらうた）kagura song mikagura 御神楽（みかぐら） niwabi 庭燎（にわび） sato kagura 里神楽 (さとかぐら) yokagura 夜神楽 (よかぐら) Kagura dance at night ..... kagura yado 神楽宿（かぐらやど） ..... hosha 祝者（ほしゃ） Kakure Nenbutsu かくれ念仏 Secret Nenbutsu Dance, Memory of Kuuya Shoonin ..... Namu Amida Butsu, the Amida Prayer Kamabarai 竈祓 (かまばらい) purification of the hearth ..... Koojin barai 荒神祓（こうじんばらい）purification of the Kojin deity kama no kami matsuri 竈の神祭（かまのかみまつり）festival of the hearth deity ..... kama matsuri 竈祭（かままつり） kama shime 竈注連（かましめ）shime decoration for the hearth Kamioki, kami oki 髪置 (かみおき) binding up the hair ..... kushi oki 櫛置（くしおき） using a comb and migushi age, migushiage 御髪上 (みぐしあげ) memorial service for old combs, hair and nails Kamiko 紙衣 Cloths, robes of washi paper to keep the monks warm. Kami no tabi 神の旅 (かみのたび) "God on a trip" the gods are absent, kami no rusu 神の留守 saying good bye to the gods, sending off the gods ..... kami okuri 神送り "gods-present month", month with the gods in Izumo kamiarizuki 神有月 welcoming the gods, greeting the gods in Izumo ..... kami mukae 神迎 Kamioki, kami oki 髪置 (かみおき) binding up the hair ..... kushi oki 櫛置（くしおき） using a comb For Children at Shichi Go San ceremonies. Kan Gori, kangori 寒垢離 Ascetic practises in the Cold ..... Kan Mairi, kanmairi 寒参 Temple Visit in the Cold ..... kanmoode 寒詣（かんもうで） Kan Nenbutsu 寒念仏 Nenbutsu Prayer in the Cold Kan Segyoo 寒施行 Ascetic practises in the Cold kangyoo 寒行（かんぎょう hadaka mairi 裸参（はだかまいり）naked visit to a shrine Kanshasai 感謝祭 (かんしゃさい) Thanksgiving ..... shuukaku kanshasai 収穫感謝祭（しゅうかくかんしゃさい） harvest thanksgiving Kaomise 顔見世 "Showing the Faces" Seasonal debut of the Kabuki Theater actors ..... Tsuramise 面見世 ..... Ashi zoroe 足揃 actors' lineup Kayu 粥 Rice Gruel and related ceremonies gruel at the tenth night, juuya gayu 十夜粥. "Gruel for Priest Chi-E", Chie gayu 智慧粥 . winter solstice gruel, tooji gayu 冬至粥 (とうじがゆ). offering gruel to the poor, kayu segyoo 粥施行. Kasuga matsuri, Wakamiya On Matsuri ... 春日若宮御祭 (かすがわかみやおんまつり) Kasuga Shrine Festivals. "THE Festival" on matsuri 御祭（おんまつり）. ..... Kasuga mantooroo 春日万燈籠 (かすがまんとうろう). Kasuga no mantoo 春日の万燈（かすがのまんとう） Kazari-uri, kazariuri (かざりうり) vendor of New Year decorations Kinroo kansha no hi　勤労感謝の日 Labour Thanksgiving Day Kisshoo-in hakkoo 吉祥院八講 きっしょういんはっこう Ceremony at temple Kisho-In Kisshoo-in hokke e 吉祥院法華会（きっしょういんほっけえ） Koofukuji hokke e 興福寺法華会 (こうふくじほっけえ) Ceremony at temple Kofuku-ji, Nara . . . . . and Yuima-E 維摩会 Ceremony for Yuima Koofukuji Yuima-e 興福寺維摩会（こうふくじゆいまえ） Joomyoo e 浄名会（じょうみょうえ） Koogen no hi 公現の日 (こうげんのひ) Epiphany Three Kings Day, January 6 gokoogen 御公現（ごこうげん） ju no gokoogen no iwaibi 主の御公現の祝日（しゅのごこうげんのいわいび） Kooya Doofu 高野豆腐 Dry Tofu from Mt. Koya Koyomi no Soo 暦の奏 Imperial Ceremony of perparing the new calendar ..... Goryaku no soo 御暦の奏（ごりゃくのそう）、rekisoo 暦奏（れきそう） kurisumasu クリスマス Christmas, Weihnachten ..... kootansai 降誕祭（こうたんさい） with many more related kigo Kuma matsuri 熊祭 　(くままつり) bear festival Ainu, Hokkaido Kurokawa noo 黒川能 (くろかわのう ) Kurokawa Noh performance Oogisai 王祗祭（おうぎさい） oogi ceremony Yamagata pref. Kyuushuu basho 九州場所 (きゅうしゅうばしょ) Kyushu Sumo Tournament ................................................................................. Maizuru Daruma Matsuri ..... 舞鶴だるま祭りDaruma Festival in Maizuru Town Matsu mukae 松迎え (まつむかえ) bringing out the kadomatsu decorations matsubayashi 松ばやし（まつばやし）"festival music for the pines" kadomatsu oroshi 門松おろし（かどまつおろし） Meiji Jinguu sai 明治神宮祭 (めいじじんぐうさい) Shrine Meiji Jingu Festival and Yoyogi no Mai Dance Mekari no shinji 和布刈神事 (めかりのしんじ) ceremony of cutting wakame seaweed ..... mekari 和布刈（めかり）cutting seaweed ..... mekari negi 和布刈禰宜（めかりねぎ） Shinto priest porforming the mekari ritual Migushi age, migushiage 御髪上 (みぐしあげ) memorial service for old combs, hair and nails Mikawa matsuri 三河花祭（みかわはなまつり）Mikawa Festival ..... hana matsuri 花祭 (はなまつり) ..... hana kagura 花神楽（はなかぐら） sakaki oni 榊鬼（さかきおに） sakaki demon Mi matsuri 箕祭 (みまつり) festival when putting the winnow away ..... mi osame 箕納（みおさめ) kuwa osame 鍬納（くわおさめ）putting the hoe/plough away Misoka soba 晦日蕎麦 (みそかそば) buckwheat noodles on the last day of the year Mootoo no Jun 孟冬の旬 Imperial Ceremony of givng frozen fish ..... hio o tamau 氷魚を賜う（ひおをたまう） Morotabune no shinji 諸手船神事 (もろたぶねのしんじ) Morotabune Ship Race Ceremony morotabune 諸手船（もろたぶね）"decorated boats" iyaho no matsuri 八百穂祭（いやほのまつり） Ritual of 800 rice ears mikuji ubai 御籤奪（みくじうばい） fighting for fortune-telling slips Munakata sai 宗像祭 (むなかたさい) Munakata Ceremony koshiki sai 古式祭（こしきさい）festival in the old style 古式祭（御座）/ 鎮火祭 Munakata Shrine, Fukuoka muuchii 鬼餅 (むうちい . ムーチー) muchi, "demon mochi" ..... muuchi zamu 鬼餅寒（むうちいざむ）"demon mochi" in the cold Okinawa, December 8 ................................................................................. Nematsuri 子祭 (ねまつり) "Festival of the Rat/Mouse" ..... futamata daikon 二股大根（ふたまただいこん）two-pronged radish yome daikon 嫁大根（よめだいこん）"radish like a bride" Daikoku matsuri 大黒祭（だいこくまつり）Daikoku festival (sometimes placed as New Year kigo) tooshin uri 燈心売（とうしんうり）vendors of wicks netooshin 子燈心（ねとうしん） wick sold on th day of the rat Niiname no matsuri 新嘗祭 Imperial Ceremony of New Food Offerings ..... New Food festival. Niinamesai 新嘗祭（にいなめさい）、Shinjoosai 新嘗祭（しんじょうさい）、shinjooe 新嘗会（しんじょうえ）、oonie matsuri 大嘗祭（おおにえまつり）、daijoosai 大嘗祭（だいじょうさい） Nosaki 荷前の使 (のさきのつかい) imperial envoy to bring first fruits to graves ..... nosaki no hako 荷前の箱（のさきのはこ）box holding the tribute ................................................................................. Obitoki 帯解 (おびとき) "opening the belt" obi naoshi 帯直（おびなおし）changing the belt himotoki, himo toki 紐解（ひもとき) himo naoshi 紐直（ひもなおし） himo otoshi 紐落（ひもおとし） Ohotaki, o ho taki 御火焚 (おほたき) "making a bonfire" ..... ohotaki 御火焼（おほたき） ohitaki, o hi taki おひたき oshitake, o shi take おしたけ Okami 岡見 (おかみ) "looking down the hill" ..... sakasa mino 逆蓑（さかさみの）"straw raincoat upside down" okotohajime, o koto hajime お事始め "begin of work" first day of the 12th lunar month Omigoromo, o mi goromo 小忌衣 Imperial Ceremonial Robe ..... Omi no sode 小忌の袖（おみのそで）、aozuri no koromo 青摺の衣（あおずりのころも） Oohara zakone 大原雑魚寝 (おおはらざこね) sleeping together at Ohara .... zakone 雑魚寝（ざこね） "group sleep" "like all kinds of fish" Setsubun, at shrine 江文神社 Ebumi Jinja Ooji no kitsunebi 王子の狐日 (おうじのきつねび) day of the fox at Oji Inari Shrine otogo no tsuitachi 乙子の朔日 (おとごのついたち) celebrating the youngest child otogo no sekku 乙子の節句（おとごのせっく） otogomochi otogo mochi 乙子餅 "mochi for the youngest child" kawabitarimochi 川浸り餅（かわびたりもち） mochi prepared on the day of kawabitari kawabitari no tsuitachi 川浸りの朔日（かわびたりのついたち） kawawatashi no tsuitachi 川渡しの朔日（かわわたしのついたち） ................................................................................ Roohachi-E 臘八会 Ceremony of Roohachi (Roohatsu) Shakyamuni Buddha (roohatsu) ..... Joodoo-E 成道会 Same as Roohachi ..... roohachi, roohatsu 臘八（ろうはち） roohachi sesshin 臘八接心（ろうはちせっしん） jootoo e 成道会（じょうどうえ） roohachigayu 臘八粥（ろうはちがゆ）rice gruel served at Rohatsu sesshin ..... unzoogayu 温糟粥（うんぞうがゆ） ..... gomigayu 五味粥（ごみがゆ） December 8 in Zen temples Roojitsu 臘日 (ろうじつ) last day of the year ..... roosai 臘祭（ろうさい）festival on the last day of the year Rotan o tatematsuru 炉炭を進る Imperial Ceremony , beginning to heat ..... rotan kai 煖炉会（だんろかい） ................................................................................. Saizoo ichi 才蔵市 (さいぞういち) Market with Saizo singers from Mikawa Sei Johanne no hi 聖ヨハネの日 (せいよはねのひ) Day of Saint John the Apostle ..... Sei Johanne no iwaibi 聖ヨハネの祝い日（せいよはねのいわいび） seikazoku no hi 聖家族の日 (せいかぞくのひ) Day of the Holy Family ナザレトの聖家族の祝日（なざれとのせいかぞくのいわいび） Festival Day of the Holy Family from Nazareth seitaisetsu 聖胎節 せいたいせつ day of the Immaculate Conception (of Virgin Mary) Maria no onyadori no hi マリア様の御孕りの日（まりあさまのおんやどりのひ） Sei Sabieru no hi 聖ザビエルの日 (せいざびえるのひ) Day of Saint Xavier Sei Furanshisuko Sabieru shi sai no iwaibi 聖フランシスコ＝ザビエル司祭の祝日 （せいふらんしすこざびえるしさいのいわいび） Sabieru no iwaibi ザビエルの祝日（ざびえるのいわいび） Sei Sabieru sai 聖ザビエル祭（せいざびえるさい） Festival for Saint Xavier Seishokusai 聖燭祭 (せいしょくさい) Candlemass ..... shu no hooken 主の奉献（しゅのほうけん） Presentation of Jesus at the Temple / Groundhog Day . . . . . Setagaya boroichi 世田谷ぼろ市 flea market at Setagaya, Tokyo ..... boro-ichi ぼろ市（ぼろいち） flea market Setsubun 節分 Setsubun Festival (February 3) ..... Tsuina 追儺 Driving away the evil influences ..... Nayarai なやらい、oni yarai 鬼やらい（おにやらい） fukumame, fuku mame 福豆（ふくまめ）lucky beans toshi otoko 年男（としおとこ）"man of the year" oniuchimame, oni uchi mame 鬼打豆（おにうちまめ） beans to throw at the demons fuku wa uchi 福は内（ふくはうち）"Good luck, come in!" oni wa soto 鬼は外（おにはそと）"Demons, go out! " . . . mamemaki 豆まき, throwing beans and more kigo Shichi Go San 七五三 Seven Five Three Celebration ..... Celebrating Shichi-Go-San, shime iwai 七五三祝 ..... Seven-Five-Three congratulations ..... shichigosan no iwai 七五三の祝 ...... sweets for this celebration, chitose ame 千歳飴　 Shinno Matsuri, Osaka 神農祭,小彦名神社, November 23 ..... Shinnoo san 神農さん（しんのうさん） Shiritsumi matsuri 尻摘祭 (しりつみまつり) Festival of "touching the butt", "hip sumo" Shooreisai 松例祭 (しょうれいさい) Pine ceremony toshiya matsuri 歳夜祭（としやまつり）year end festival hyaku taimatsu no shinji 百松明の神事（ひゃくたいまつのしんじ） ceremony of 100 pine torches Susuharai 煤払 (すすはらい) Cleaning the Dust and Dirt (of the old year) ................................................................................. Taikoosetsu 待降節 (たいこうせつ) advent Tamashizume matsuri 鎮魂祭 (たましずめまつり) ceremony of the pacification of the souls ..... chinkonsai, chinkon sai 鎮魂祭 Tennooji Doosojin Matsuri 天王寺道祖神祭 (てんのうじどうそじんまつり) Wayside God Festival at Temple Tenno-Ji, Osaka hagi matsuri 剥祭（はぎまつり）"left-out festival" dorojijiri matsuri 泥くじり祭（どろくじりまつり） Tokanoo mushikuyoo 栂尾虫供養 (とがのおむしくよう) memorial service for insects at Tokano-o Kyoto, famous for its red autumn leaves and Saint Myo-e 明恵上人 Tookanya 十日夜 (とおかんや) night of the tenth 　 Harvest Thanksgiving on the 10th day of the 10th lunar month Toojigayu 冬至粥 Rice Gruel at the Winter Solstice Pumpkin Soup at the Winter Solstice (tooji kabocha 冬至南瓜） Tooji kitaru 杜氏来る (とうじきたる) the sake brewers are coming ..... kurairi, kura iri 倉入り（くらいり） "entering the storehouse" Tooyama no shimotsuki matsuri 遠山の霜月祭 (とおやまのしもつきまつり) December Festival in Toyama, Nagano shimotsuki matsuri 霜月祭（しもつきまつり） Tooyama matsuri 、遠山祭（とおやままつり） Tori no Ichi 酉の市 Rooster Market ..... on the first day of the rooster in November ichi no tori 一の酉（いちのとり）market on the first day of the rooster tori no machi 酉の町（とりのまち）town with a market on the day of the rooster tori no ichi moode 酉の町詣（とりのまちもうで） visiting the market at the day of the rooster ..... lucky-rake market, kumade ichi 熊手市 ..... Okame-mask market, okame ichi おかめ市 ..... too no imo 頭の芋（とうのいも）steamed taro . . . . . TOSHI 年 in Kigo for mid-winter refer to the old year which is coming to an end. Toshikoshi no harae 年越の祓 (としこしのはらえ) Purification rituals for passing into the New Year Toshi mamoru 年守る (としまもる) seeing off the old year　 ..... toshi okuru 年送る（としおくる） ..... shusai 守歳（しゅさい） Toshi no hi 年の火 (としのひ) last fire of the year . . . . . and toshi no yado 年の宿 (としのやど) lodgings for passing into the New Year ..... toshiyado 年宿（としやど） toshi no ie 年の家（としのいえ） home for passing into the New Year Toshi no ichi 年の市 Last Market of the Year ..... kure no ichi 暮の市（くれのいち） Year-end market ..... kure ichi 暮市（くれいち） shiwasu no ichi 師走の市（しわすのいち） December market saimatsu oo-uridash 歳末大売出し（さいまつおおうりだし） Year-end sale sekki ichi 節季市（せっきいち）seasonal market kurisumasu oo-uridashi クリスマス大売出し （くりすますおおうりだし） Christmas sale Selling goods cheaply for the New Year Celebrations . . . . . Daruma ichi 達磨市 (だるまいち) Daruma market at New Year Toshi no yu 年の湯 (としのゆ) bath on the last day of the year ..... toshiyu 年湯（としゆ） joya no yu 除夜の湯（じょやのゆ）bath on the last night Toshi tori 年取 (としとり) "getting one year older" ..... toshi toru 年取る（としとる） Toshi Yooi 年用意 Preparations for the New Year ..... toshi mooke 年設（としもうけ）, toshi no mooke 年の設（としのもうけ） toshi torimono 年取物（としとりもの） . . . . . Toyo no Akari no Sechi-E 豊明節会 Imperial Banquet with "Bountiful Light" and New Food Toyo no akari 豊の明り（とよのあかり）、yuki no sechi 悠紀の節（ゆきのせち）、suki no sechi 主基の節（すきのせち） ................................................................................ Yakubarai 厄払 Casting off the Old Impurities and Sins ..... Yaku Otoshi 厄落し yakumoode, yaku moode 厄詣（やくもうで） visiting a shrine for purification rituals Yakuzuka 厄塚 (やくづか) mound to ward off evil influence erected in shrines Yama no Kami Matsuri 山の神祭 (やまのかみまつり) Festival for the God of the Mountains yama no maki koo 山の神講（やまのかみこう）prayer group for the god of the mountain ..... yama no koo 山の講（やまのこう） yama no ko matsuri 山の講祭（やまのこまつり） festival of the prayer group for the god of the mountain Yotsugi hota 世継榾 (よつぎほた) "successor firewood" "log passing over" the Ney Year night Yugyoo no Hitotsubi 遊行の一つ火 Memorial Service for Saint Yugyoo Shoonin, Ippen in Kamakura ..... Temple Yugyoo-Ji 遊行寺 and the The Willow of Yugyo Yukiyama 雪山 (ゆきやま) "snow mountain" ..... yuki no yama 雪の山（ゆきのやま） In memory of Mount Horai (Hooraisan 蓬莱山). Yuzu yu 柚子湯( ゆずゆ) bath with yuzu citron at the winter solstice ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .. .. .. 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Festivals and Ceremonies, not as KIGO

Ae no koto, aenokoto あえのこと / 饗事
Entertaining the God of the Fields


Issa Festival at temple Entenji 炎天寺
November 23


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Ceremonies New Year - BACKUP

Backup Copy January 2007

NEW ENTRY IS HERE
http://wkdfestivalsaijiki.blogspot.com/2007/01/new-year-ceremonies.html

新年 SHIN-NEN Shinnen NEW YEAR The New Year is the most important time of life in Japan. Many customs and ceremonies are related to it. The season lasts from the first day of the New Year to about the 15. of January, the "Small New Year (koshoogatsu　小正月)" according to the Asian Lunar Calendar. Some saijiki list these ceremonies in the spring season. For general kigo of the new year in our database, CLICK HERE ! New Year Kigo and haiku by ISSA ! Festivals in January in Japan ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: First sunrise, first sun (hatsu hi no de) : 天照大神と大日如来 Read about Amaterasu Oomikami and Dainichi Nyorai, The Sun Deities of Japan ..... WKD : "First" ceremonies of the year : The following are explained in the above LINK: 初詣 /達磨市 Hatsumode (hatsumoode), Daruma Ichi ..... Daruma Markets and First Shrine Visit 初薬師 Hatsu Yakushi, First Ceremony for Yakushi Nyorai, Healing Buddha 初閻魔 Hatsu Emma, First Ceremony for Emma, Deity of Hell 初観音Hatsu Kannon : First Kannon Ceremony 初大師 Hatsu Daishi : First Kooboo Daishi Festival Kobo Daishi, Kukai 初地蔵 Hatsu Jizoo : First Jizoo Bosatsu Ceremony 初不動 Hatsu Fudo O-Fudo-Sama in Japan 初護摩 Hatsu-goma, First Fire Ceremony Oyama Fudo, Fire Ceremony 初勤行: Hatsu-gongyoo,　First Reading of the Sutras ..... 初鐘,初読経,初燈明,初燈 初写経 : Hatsu Shakyoo, First Copying of the Sutras 弓始 : Yumi Hajime, First Drawing of the Bow ..... 初矢 hatsuya, Shooting of the year's first arrow : Japanese Archery (kyuudoo) 弓道 ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo Some more FIRST ceremonies : Hatsu Asama, hatsu sengen 初浅間 First visit to the Asama Shrine (Mt. Fuji) 初場所 Hatsu Basho, First Sumo Tournament ..... January Tournament, ichigatsu basho 一月場所, New Year Tournament, shoogatsu basho 正月場所 初弁天 Hatsu Benten, First visit to a Benten Shrine 初伊勢 Hatsu Ise, First visit to the Ise Shrine 初神楽, 神楽始 Hatsu Kagura, First Kagura Dance 初句会 Hatsu kukai, First Haiku Meeting 初比叡 Hatsu Hiei, First Visit to Temple Hiei-zan in Kyoto 初金毘羅 Hatsu Konpira, First Visit the Konpira Shrine, Shikoku 能始,初能 Noo hajime, hatsunoo, First No Theater performance 初芝居 Hatsu Shibai, First Kabuki Theater Performance ..... ni no kae 二の替 ..... First Kyogen, hatsu kyoogen 初春狂言, spring performance, haru shibai 春芝居 ..... First Soga Performance, hatsu soga 初曽我 Some Photos on the subject 初天神 First visit to a Tenjin Shrine, Hatsu Tenjin 謡初,初謡 Utaizome, hatsu uta, First reading of poetry Hatsu Warai, first laughter, smile With Ebisu, the God of Good Luck 初薬師 Hatsu Yakushi, first visit to a Yakushi Nyorai Temple , to the Buddha of Medicine If your FIRST word is not in the above list, it may not be in the category for "observances". For a list of more New Year FIRST items, CLICK HERE ! WKD : Other "First Things" (hatsumono) of Japan in other seasons ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Binzuru Mawashi 賓頭盧廻 Ceremony for Saint Binzuru ..... びんづるまはし, ひんつるまはし, びんずるまわし Bonten 梵天, ぼんでん Indian Deity Brahman Cha no yu, 茶の湯, Tea Ceremony ..... 初釜 Hatsugama, First Tea Ceremony 初茶湯 Hatsu Cha no yu, 初点前 Hatsu temae Chooga 朝賀 Court ritual of First Morning Audience Doya Doya どやどや Festival at Shitenno-Ji in Osaka Ebisu, Ceremony for the God of Wealth and Prosperity 若夷, 夷おろし ..... Kairaishi 傀儡師, 傀儡, 夷廻し,木傀廻し ..... Visiting the Seven Gods of Good Luck, shichi fukujin mairi 七福神詣 ..... 七福詣, 福神詣, 福神巡り, 福詣 Ehoo Moode 恵方詣 Visiting a temple of the God of the coming year (Ehoo) ..... Ehoo mairi, 恵方詣, 恵方,吉方,明きの方,恵方道 Ennen no Mai 延年の舞 Dance of Ennen at various temples in Japan. January 20 ..... in honor of the Holy Ennin 円仁 ..... Performed at Temple Motsu-Ji, Hiraizumi, in honor of the deity Matarajin 平泉毛越寺 Eyoo 会陽 "Sun Ceremony", Naked Festival at Temple Saidai-Ji ..... Saidaiji Mairi 西大寺参, shingi 神木, hadaka oshi 裸押し, shuushoo-e 修正会 ..... Naked Festivals of Japan Fudakiri, o-fudakiri お札切 Opening a new talisman tablet for the new year Fuigo hajime 鞴初　、吹革初 First use of the bellows Ganjitsu no Sechi-E 元日節会 Court ritual of Reception and Audience of Politicians Ganzan Daishi-E 元三大師会 Ceremony for Ganzan at Jindai-ji Gohan Itadaki 御判戴き Ceremony of eating rice Go-Oo Kaji 牛王加持, 牛黄加持Ceremony of the Ox King Deity (Ox King Buddha), for a safe birth 東寺牛王加持 とうじごおうかじ, とうじごわうかぢ ..... Go-Oo Kaji-E 牛王加持会 at Asakusa Temple 浅草寺 ..... Funa Go-Oo 舟牛王ふなごおう,ふなごわう, Ship Go-Oo Hachi Tataki Dezome 鉢叩出初 First prayer round whilst banging gongs ..... 　Hachi Tataki 鉢叩 鉢敲, 鉢扣　Memorial Service for Kuuya Shoonin 空也上人 　Teeth strengthening Ceremony (hagatame) ..... rice cakes for strengthening the teeth ..... hagatame no mochi 画固の餅　はがためのもち ..... Diamond Petal Rice Cakes, hishi hanabira mochi, 菱葩餅 ..... "auspicious hard things" o-iwai kachin お祝いかちん(おいわいかちん) ..... ..... o-iwai okachin お祝いおかちん Hare no Gozen 晴の御膳 Official Lunch Reception at the Imperial Court ..... Hare no Omono 晴御膳　はれのおもの ..... Gozen no gi 御膳の儀 Hino no Hadaka Odori 日野の裸踊 Naked Dance in Hino Hotoke Shoogatsu 仏正月 New Year of the Buddhas/ancestor souls In no Hairai 院の拝礼 First Court Ceremony Juuhachi Gayu 十八粥 Rice Gruel on the 18th Kagura Dance 神楽, Hatsu Kagura, First Kagura Dance Kaji hajime 鍛冶初, First use of the smithy ..... Hatsu kamado 初竃, first fire in the stove Kenpai Shiki 献盃式 Ceremony of drinking Rice wine (sake) sake in memory of Shinran Shoonin Kokuseki-Ji Hadaka Matsuri, Kuroishi Temple 黒石寺裸祭 Kokuseki Temple,Naked Festival February 11 Komatsu hiki 小松引 pulling out small pine seeldings　 ..... First Day of the Rat, hatsune 初子 ..... dress for the day of the rat, ne no hi goromo　子の日衣 and a few more kigo of this day Mino-o no Tomi 箕面の富 Ceremony for Good Luck, Osaka Mooja Okuri 亡者送り Seeing Off the Dead Namahage なまはげ Demons driving out bad spirits ..... Namomihagi なもみ剥ぎ, amamihagi あまみはぎ Nanakusa　七種、七草　the seven herbs of Spring Nara no Yamayaki 奈良の山焼 Burning the Mountain Slopes at Nara Oobuku 大服 Ceremony of drinking tea to keep healthy ..... New Year Tea for Good Luck, fukucha 福茶 Oobaku Hoozan 黄檗放参 Evening Zen at Oobaku Zen Temples Okera mairi 白朮詣 First Shrine Visit in Kyoto, Gion Quarters, praying for protection from fire ..... Okera Matsuri 白朮祭, Ijerabib白朮火, Okeranawa 白朮縄, hinawa uri 火縄売, Gion shookake no shinji 祇園削掛の神事 Oni Eshiki 鬼会式 Demon Festival ..... Japanese Demons Sagichoo Festival 左義長 Fire Rituals and Coming of Age Ceremonies Shari-Koo 舎利講 Group Meeting for Budhdist Reliquies Shichi Fukujin 七福神詣 Seven Gods of Good Luck Shihoo hai 四方拝, しほうはい 　 Court ritual prayer to the four directions Shuuni-E 修正会 Ceremony at Todai-Ji ..... O-Mizutori, Omizutori お水取り Takezaki no Oni Matsuri 竹崎の鬼祭 Demon Festival at Takezaki Takisan-ji Oni Matsuri 滝山寺鬼祭 Demon Festival at Temple Takisan-Ji Toshi tokujin 歳徳神 Good of the New Year ..... toshigami 年神, wakatoshisama 若年様, shoogatsusama 正月様 Toso 屠蘇, ritual rice wine ..... toso iwau 屠蘇祝ふ, tososhuu 屠蘇酒 ..... bag with spices for the ritual rice wine, tosobukuro 屠蘇袋 mulled rice wine with spices Wakamizu　若水 "young water" First water drawn from the well on New Year's morning and related kigo ..... first water, hatsumizu 初水 ..... first well, waka-i 若井 ..... blessed water, fukumizu 福水 New Year's Tea, Good Luck Tea (fukucha)　 Yanagizu Hadaka Matsuri 柳津裸祭 Naked Festival at Yanagizu Yooji Joosui Kaji 楊枝浄水加持 Ceremony of water cleaning Zenbonzuki 千本搗 Ceremony of preparing 1000 rice cakes ..... at the temple Mizumadera （大阪府貝塚市水間寺） In honour of the Venerable Gyooki ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .. .. .. Plants Buddha's Seat (hotoke no za)　仏の座 Two Flowers with the same name.

WKD : Court Rituals of Japan. New Year Ceremonies.

WKD: Japanese Reference Material

新年歳時記
現代俳句協会 ・現代俳句データベース


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List of yearly events in Buddhist sects.
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