YouTube Live Stream of Once a Year Shinto Service
 年越の大祓Toshikoshi-no-Ōharae & 除夜祭Joya-sai for 2020
Dec 31st, 2020 at 7:00 pm (PST)
Saitan-sai on Jan 1, 2021, at 2.00pm (PST)

The following information is put out by the Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America. On Dec 31 it will hold its once a year Shinto Service Toshikoshi-no-Ōharae and Joya-sai. (See the ShintoInari youtube channel here.) There will also be Saitan-sai on Jan 1st at 2.00 pm (PST) (This is the first opportunity to pray to the nature spirits/Kami-sama for happiness, good fortune, prosperity, and good health throughout the New Year.)

In the Toshikoshi-no-Ōharae, we pray to the nature spirits / Kami-sama for purification and ask to recharge our spirits, and bless us with health and protection from misfortune and illness. In this service, Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America provides traditional services with mystic rituals that have been passed down through generations of the priest’s family. 

One such ritual is the use of katashiro, or hitogata (when used for people) on which are written the mystic words, “Tokusa-no-kamdakara.”  Hitogata are slips of paper that are cut into the shape of a person in order to represent the person it is being used for. The hitogata is thought to carry all of that person’s kegare (impurity). We also offer this service for pets and vehicles. We have received hitogata and katashiro from those who are interested in participating in this service, so we will hold the special ritual service for them.

For Joya-sai, which is the New Year’s Eve matsuri, we tell our gratitude to the nature spirits, Kami-sama, with regards to this whole year’s blessings, and ask for their blessings for happiness, good fortune as well as prosperity for the coming new year. 

The Closing Talk is about details of “Tokusa-no-kamdakara” which we use for the Toshikoshi-no-Ōharae ritual.
 
We plan to live-stream the service on YouTube starting at 7:00 pm (PST) on the channel “ShintoInari.” We hope that you can join us wherever you are at the time. 

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In order to begin raising funds to open a community center (Shinto Shrine) and hold various events, we have decided that, from July’s Tsukinami-sai, the priest’s Closing Talk will be open only to members/patrons. If you are interested in hearing the talk, please join our membership through our website ShintoInari.org or Patreon.com/ShintoInari. The Closing Talks will explain the prayers that were read, discuss traditional Japanese customs, and include other information and background.

Also only members will have full access to view recorded streams in our video archives.  Please reference the following list.Omatsuri Service Live Stream:

  • From the beginning to before the Closing Talk —- Available to the public/non-members
  • Closing Talk —- Available to Silver Patrons, Gold Patrons, and Shrine Sūkeikairegular and VIP members

Omatsuri video archive:

  • First half of the service —-  Available to the public/non-members
  • From the beginning to before the Closing Talk —- Bronze Patrons
  • From the beginning through the end of the Closing Talk —- Silver Patrons, Gold Patrons, Shrine’s Shinto Inari Kai members

We welcome osaisen (donations) to participate in the live stream service like when you visit Shinto Shrine.

                Please contribute your support:    

Our Osaisen PayPal account is PayPal@ShintoInari.org

Arigato gozaimasu! Your contributions make us keep holding the service
 

May the Nature Spirits/Kami-sama be with you!Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America