Kayu-sekku - Kayu-sekku

...The gods are invited to the festival, and people sit in the seat of the gods, and then eat the food together with the gods in an attempt to gain their spiritual power. Thus, ujigami festivals, New Year's Day, and Obon are also important festivals. In some regions, the 15th day of the New Year, when red bean porridge is eaten, is called Kayu-sekku, the day when the rice harvest ends, and the day when the trees are cut down are called Shiba-sekku, because these days are considered special days. The five seasonal festivals (five seasonal festivals) of the 7th day of the New Year (Jinjitsu), the 3rd day of March (Jōshi), the 5th day of May (Tango), the 7th day of July (Tanabata), and the 9th day of September (Choyōyō) were introduced from China and became popular among the general public during the Edo period, but even these today can be recognized as having some kind of divine festival meaning....

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kayu-sekku" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…迎えた神に神饌を供して侍座し，あとで神人共食することによってその霊力を身につけようとするもので，氏神祭や正月，盆も重要な節供といえよう。小豆粥を食べる正月15日を粥節供，稲刈り終了の日を刈上げ節供，年木伐りの日を柴節供などといって祝う地方があるのも，これらの日がハレの日と考えられているからである。正月7日(人日（じんじつ），3月3日(上巳（じようし）)，5月5日(端午（たんご）)，7月7日(七夕)，9月9日(重陽（ちようよう）)の五節供(五節句)は中国から伝えられ，江戸時代に民間に普及したものであるが，現在みるこれらにもなんらかの神祭の意味を認めることができる。…

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