Just a reminder to visit your local shrine today if you’d like to celebrate with others the rite of passage known as Schichi-go-san (7-5-3). Though the actual day is Nov. 15, it’s customary to visit the shrine on the weekends … Read the rest
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This weekend is a good time to spot children at shrines all dolled up in kimono, for it’s the time of year to celebrate seven- , five- and three-year olds. It’s a rite of passage from ancient China that marks … Read the rest
Huffington Post carries an article today in celebration of Samhain…
Autumn has arrived, and with it comes the advent of Samhain, a Gaelic holiday celebrated by Pagans and Wiccans, which is the year’s third and final harvest festival. Brush up … Read the rest
Today’s picture in Japan Today is of a Halloween parade with about 3,000 participants and over 100,000 spectators. Every year in Japan there’s noticeable increase in Halloween decorations, and now there’s more than I recall ever seeing in Britain.… Read the rest
Green Shinto is delighted to have a firsthand report of the recent climax to the 20 year cycle of renewal at Japan’s premier Shinto shrine, Ise Jingu. It’s a rare and special privilege to be able to attend this most … Read the rest
Today it was the turn of Kamigamo Shrine in Kyoto to celebrate the autumn moon, though it’s already visibly waning. It’s a new festival, only started recently, and doesn’t have anything like the full programme and traditional atmosphere of … Read the rest
Green Shinto friend Ted Taylor has provided a link to a website with an account of a former practice that I had read about but did not know the details … On the surface it seems not dissimilar to some … Read the rest