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| 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[a] |
| Kinen-sai |
| The Emperor's Birthday |
| Spring Kōreisai・Spring Shrine Festival |
| Jimmu Festival・Kōrei-den Kagura |
| Empress Kōjun festival[a] |
| Yoori・Ōharae-shiki |
| Emperor Meiji festival[a] |
| Autumn Kōreisai・Autumn Shrine Festival |
| Kannamesai Festival |
| Niiname-no-Matsuri |
| Kashiko dokoro Sacred Kagura |
| Emperor Taishō festival[a] |
| Yoori・Ōharae-shiki |
Kannamesai Festival, sometimes called Ōmatsuri[1] is one of the most important festivals of Ise Jingu.[1][2] It is also celebrated at all Shinto shrines according to regulations by the Association of Shinto Shrines.[3] Held in October each year, this ritual makes offerings of the first harvest of crops for the season to Amaterasu.[1][2][3] 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.[2]
The festival is part of a yearly cycle. The cycle starts with Shinden geshusai in April. This marks the beginning of rice planting. Otaue hajime follows in May and nuibosai in September. The cycle ends with the Kannamesai.[1]
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- ^ a b c d Nakanishi, Masayuki. "Kannamesai (Grand Shrines of Ise)". Kokugakuin University Encyclopedia of Shinto.
- ^ a b c "Isejingu". Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2007-10-10. – Annual Cycle of Ceremonies and Rice, Official Ise Jingu homepage.
- ^ a b Nakanishi, Masayuki. "Kannamesai". Kokugakuin University Encyclopedia of Shinto.