年越の⼤祓 (Toshikoshi-no-Ōharae)
The Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America, based in Los Angeles, is offering English speakers a rare opportunity … Read the rest
Category: New Year (Page 2 of 8)
by cinnamonellie, first published on this blog.
Kagami Biraki / 鏡開き is a Shinto custom celebrated annually on the 11th of January and a literal translation of the Japanese term is “Opening the Mirror.”
People usually … Read the rest
Green Shinto readers will know that … Read the rest
Regular readers of Green Shinto will know our proximity to the World Heritage site of Shimogamo Jinja, and that we’re always on the lookout for the new items that are regularly added to the shrine. So it was with great … Read the rest
Every year I like to visit my local shrine, which just happens to be a World Heritage site. Shimogamo Jinja in the north of Kyoto is surrounded by an ancient grove known as Tadasu no mori, and during the more … Read the rest
In Japan the Chinese Zodiac calendar was officially adopted in 604 AD. The lunar-solar calendar lasted for some 1200 years until 1873, with the New Year being celebrated on the second new moon after the winter solstice. Each year was … Read the rest