Sanjisai - Sanjisai

Japanese: 三時祭 - さんじさい

The three festivals held at Ise Jingu Shrine since ancient times are the Kanname-sai and the Tsukinami-no-matsuri held in June and December. They are also called the Sansetsu-sai and Sando-Osai. They are the most historic and important of the shrine's rituals. The festival involves a great purification ritual on the last day of the previous month, and a divination ritual to determine whether or not each person has sinned or been impure. The basis of this is the offering of the Yuki-no-Omike three times a year. First, the first rice grains from the sacred rice fields are removed and stored in the rice storehouse. The offerings are offered twice a year, once at the Kanname-sai (September, now October), once in December, and once at dusk at the Tsukinami-no-matsuri in June of the following year.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

古来伊勢神宮において行われる神嘗祭（かんなめさい）と6月，12月に行われる月次祭（つきなみのまつり）の3度の祭りのこと。三節祭（さんせつさい），三度御祭などとも称する。神宮の祭儀の中で最も由緒深く重要なもの。祭りに臨んでは，前月の晦日に大祓（おおはらえ）を行い，さらに奉仕者一人一人の罪穢の有無を判定する御卜(琴卜)の儀がある。その根本は，年3度，由貴大御饌（ゆきのおおみけ）を供進することにあり，まず神田にできた稲の初穂を抜穂にして，御稲御倉に納め置き，その年の神嘗祭(9月，現在は10月)，次いで12月，翌年の6月の月次祭に夕暁（よいあかとき）の2度にわたって大御饌を奉る。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

<<: Birth control - Sanjiseigen

>>: Birth test - Sanshikentei