Kannamesai Festival
Kannamesai Festival (神嘗祭ja:神嘗祭) is a the most important festival of Ise Jingu. Held in October each year, this ritual makes offerings of the first harvest of crops for the season to Amaterasu. An imperial envoy carries the offering of rice harvested by the Emperor himself to Ise, as well as five-coloured silk cloth and other materials, called heihaku.[1]
Annual festivals[edit]
From the late seventh century, when the festivals and offerings of Ise Shrine became more formalised, a number of annual events have been performed at both Naikū and Gekū. The Tsukinamisai, which was held in June and December, as well as the Kannamesai Festival in September, were the only three offerings performed by the Saiō, an imperial princess who served as high priestess of the shrine until the 14th century.[2] These offerings are based on the cycle of the agricultural year and are still performed today.
The first important ceremony of the modern calendar year is the Kinensai, where prayers are offered for a bountiful harvest. Kazahinomisai, where prayers for fair weather and sufficient rains are made, is held twice a year in May and August at both Naikū and Gekū.
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The most important annual festival held at Ise Shrine is the Kannamesai Festival (神嘗祭). Held in October each year, this ritual makes offerings of the first harvest of crops for the season to Amaterasu. An imperial envoy carries the offering of rice harvested by the Emperor himself to Ise, as well as five-coloured silk cloth and other materials, called heihaku.[1]
Besides the agricultural ceremonies already mentioned, ceremonies and festivals are held throughout the year at both Naikū and Gekū to celebrate things such as the new year, the foundation of Japan, the past emperors, purification rituals for priests and court musicians, good sake fermentation and the Emperor's birthday. There are also daily food offerings to the shrine kami held both in the mornings and evenings.[3]
| Ritual ceremonies of the Imperial Palace |
| Shihohai・Saiten-sai |
| Genshi-sai |
| Start of Musical Performance |
| Emperor Showa Festival (Previous Emperor's Festival) |
| Emperor Kōmei festival[lower-alpha 1] |
| Kinen-sai |
| The Emperor's Birthday |
| Spring Kōreisai・Spring Shrine Festival |
| Jimmu Festival・Kōrei-den Kagura |
| Empress Kōjun festival[lower-alpha 1] |
| Yoori・Ōharae-shiki |
| Emperor Meiji festival[lower-alpha 1] |
| Autumn Kōreisai・Autumn Shrine Festival |
| Kannamesai Festival |
| Niiname-no-Matsuri |
| Kashiko dokoro Sacred Kagura |
| Emperor Taishō festival[lower-alpha 1] |
| Yoori・Ōharae-shiki |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Isejingu". Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2007-10-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) – Annual Cycle of Ceremonies and Rice, Official Ise Jingu homepage. - ↑ Saikū Historical Museum information booklet, "A Town of Bamboo Illumined Once Again".
- ↑ "Isejingu". Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2007-10-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) – Annual Cycle of Ceremonies, Official Ise Jingu homepage.
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