So the ceremony is held twice a day, morning and evening, 365 days a year for about 1500 years, in the Divine Meal Hall, also called Mikeden (御饌殿) located outside the shrine. The food is prepared in the morning and evening.
This process is called Imibiyaden (忌火屋殿).
The rice, vegetables and salt are grown in special fields.įinally, Shinto priest prepares the fire. The water is drawn from the Kaminomii Shrine, which is located outside the Ise Jingu Shrine. Bishamonten Japanese god of war and fortune, protector of Buddhist temples and shrines. The components of this offering meet special criteria in order to be offered. Japanese goddess of luck and wisdom, kami of all that flows, from water to time. It is performed at the Ise Shrine for Amaterasu Omikami, the most important goddess in Shinto. Anything from the sun itself, to a mountain. This practice is also part of Shinto rituals.ġ500 years of prayers and the ultimate food offeringĪs mentioned above, the "ultimate food offering" is called Higoto Asayu Omikesai (日別朝夕大御饌祭). In its most basic form, Shinto is the veneration of spirits, called kami, that resided in natural objects. ( kami ) ( Shinto) a spirit or an essence present in all things, the main subject of worship of Shinto. Since I was a little girl, I was often told to eat my kagamibiraki to the last crumb, in order to be protected from illness. They also punctuate the daily life of Japanese people.įor example, if you follow us on Instagram, you must have already heard about Kagamimochi.Įvery year on January 11, Kagamibiraki Day, the Japanese open the Kagamimochi (rice cake) used as an offering in their alcove, all accompanied by a soup made from sweetened red bean paste, also called oshiruko. Offerings do not only take place during matsuri. Just as eating a meal with people builds relationships, so does this process. Inari kami ( ) The god or goddess of rice and fertility. His symbolic animal and messenger is the dove. Originally an agricultural deity, he later became the guardian of the Minamoto clan.
It is said that eating food containing the power of the deities allows one to receive their blessings and strengthen the ties between humans and the deities. Hachiman ( ) is the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people. In Shinto, the offerings have a special power, called "the blessing of the deities". The festival participants then enjoy the sake and food that have been offered to the deities together. Kami is, in essence, one of those spiritual concepts that can be found everywhere and in everything. These offerings are then eaten by the festival participants. Since ancient times, the Japanese have cherished the festivals of each of the four seasons.ĭuring festivals, also called matsuri, the Japanese entertain the deities with sake and food used as offerings. Receiving and connecting with the power of Japanese kami - festivals and "second encounter” The contents of food offerings were determined according to the rank of the shrine, and these rules have been handed down until today. The rules concerning rituals in shrines were established during the Meiji era (1868-1912).
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