festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
festival; feast; carnival
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
school festival; campus festival
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
festival merrymaking; revelry
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
ritual; religious service; festival
the eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; victimizing
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
festival; feast; carnival
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
national holiday; festival day
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
anniversary; commemoration
Thanksgiving (US, Canada)
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
autumn festival; fall festival
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement
midsummer feast; summer solstice celebration; St John's day
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
carnival (festival held before Lent)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
address to the gods; type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era
Christmas; Nativity; celebration of the birthday of a saint or great man
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak
vestments worn by priests and attendants (Shinto, Christian, etc.)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
equipment used in rituals
fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
village festival; autumn festival; harvest festival
ritual implement storehouse
ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak
main festival; main day of a festival
(head) priest; head priest of the Ise Shrine
first ceremonial offering of rice by newly-enthroned Emperor
strange festival; odd festival
ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences); ground-breaking ceremony
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
funerals and ceremonial occasions
Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15); Aoi Matsuri
ceremony for the repose of a soul; ceremony to pray for the long life of the emperor, empress, crown prince, etc.
regular festival; annual festival
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
university festival; rag day
international film festival
Catholic rite (e.g. mass); hierurgy
unity of church and state; theocracy
festival merrymaking; revelry
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
festival merrymaking; revelry
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
offering of the year's new rice harvest (imperial festival, October 17)
Festival of the Ages (held at Heian Jingu Shrine in Kyoto on October 22); Jidai Festival
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
autumn festival; fall festival
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
prayer service for a good crop
ceremony to celebrate crossing the equator
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
official who arranges festival and rites
festival; feast; carnival
fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
semi-naked festival; festival in which the participants go naked apart from loin-cloths
Kanda Festival (held at Kanda Myōjin Shrine in Tokyo on May 15)
Independence Day celebration
burnt offering (i.e. religious animal sacrifice)
traditional festival on Iriomote Island (southern Okinawa)
Sanja Festival (Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo, third weekend of May)
main festival; main day of a festival
Nebuta Festival (in Aomori, August 2-7)
boat festival; festival with portable shrines carried on boats
Thanksgiving Day; harvest festival
festival; feast; carnival
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
Sannō Festival (Hie Shrine in Tokyo; June 15); Sannō Festival (Hie Shrine in Shiga; April 14)
small festival held the night before the main festival; eve of a festival
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
festival in honor of Daikokuten
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
memorial service (esp. for war dead)
ceremony for moving a deity to a new site
Ascension Day; Feast of the Ascension
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
fertility festival; harvest festival
small festival held the night before the main festival; eve of a festival
joint service for the war dead
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
centenary; centennial celebration
to place an obnoxious person in an out-of-the-way post to be rid of him or her
tree-planting ceremony; Arbor Day
Nebuta Festival (in Aomori, August 2-7)
imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the autumnal equinox
Kanda Festival (held at Kanda Myōjin Shrine in Tokyo on May 15)
Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15); Aoi Matsuri
Okinawan festival held in the honour of the sea gods (honor)
to perform religious services for the departed souls of one's ancestors
transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is moved from one building to another)
boat festival; festival with portable shrines carried on boats
imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the vernal equinox
Festival of Emperor Jimmu (formerly held annually on April 3, the supposed day of his death)
festival celebrating the (temporary) transfer of a shintai away from its main shrine
rites conducted by the emperor
boat festival; festival with portable shrines carried on boats
Sanja Festival (Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo, third weekend of May)
ceremony for the repose of a soul; ceremony to pray for the long life of the emperor, empress, crown prince, etc.
Ara (constellation); the Altar
fixed-interval transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is transferred to a newly constructed main hall)
Bellows Festival; festival for blacksmiths and foundries on the eighth day of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, on which they would clean their bellows and pray
Ainu bear-sacrifice festival; Iomante
(rocky) seashore party; seashore festival; celebration in honor of the dragon god by fishermen after a good haul
shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest; seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine
father confessor; confessor
festival merrymaking; revelry
Ainu bear-sacrifice festival; Iomante
semi-naked festival; festival in which the participants go naked apart from loin-cloths
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
religious ceremony (to appease the gods)
donation made at a ritual
equinoctial ceremony held by the emperor at the shrine of imperial ancestors
Sukkot; Succot; Feast of Tabernacles
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
imperial memorial ceremony (held on the anniversary of the emperor's or empress's death, on fixed years)
Bellows Festival; festival for blacksmiths and foundries on the eighth day of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, on which they would clean their bellows and pray
Aomori Nebuta Festival (August 2-7)
Aomori Nebuta Festival (August 2-7)
Bellows Festival; festival for blacksmiths and foundries on the eighth day of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, on which they would clean their bellows and pray
danjiri festival; cart-pulling festival
separation of church and state; separation of religious ritual and government administration
festival merrymaking; revelry
offerings; offerings and worship
Festival of the Ages (held at Heian Jingu Shrine in Kyoto on October 22); Jidai Festival
boat festival; festival with portable shrines carried on boats
festival in honor of Daikokuten
Bellows Festival; festival for blacksmiths and foundries on the eighth day of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, on which they would clean their bellows and pray
(rocky) seashore party; seashore festival; celebration in honor of the dragon god by fishermen after a good haul
shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest; seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine
tomb sweeping festival (Okinawa, April 4 or 5)
danjiri festival; cart-pulling festival
Festival of Origins (January 3)
the Feast of Weeks; Pentecost
the Feast of Weeks; Pentecost
gift at a memorial service
kabuki performance in commemoration of Danjuro and Kikugoro
ceremony to purify the ring before the start of a tournament
shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest; seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine
shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest; seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine
shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest; seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine
shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest; seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine
festival held by imperial order
shrine whose rituals are attended by an imperial envoy (who presents offerings)
ridgepole-raising ceremony
Iwashimizu Festival (Sept. 15 festival held at Iwashimizu Hachimangu in Kyoto)
Kasuga Festival (held at Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara on March 13)
popular type of sushi bento, differing by regions; brand of sushi bento
popular type of sushi bento, differing by regions; brand of sushi bento
ceremony held to pray for good weather (during long periods of rain)
ceremony held to pray for good weather (during long periods of rain)
minor festival (held in place of a larger festival that is not recurring every year)
minor festival (held in place of a larger festival that is not recurring every year)
Festival of Zeus (held at Olympia every four years from 776 BCE to 393 BCE)
one of the 72 climates (from the 16th to the 20th of the first lunar month)
Plum Blossom Festival (Kitano Shrine, February 25)
traditional festival in Kiryū City, Saitama
festival for requests and expressions of thanks to the gods (Okinawa)
festival celebrating the return of a shintai to its main shrine
festival tabi; strong, rubber-soled footwear worn by festival participants
day-after festival; night-after festival; (smaller) festival held the day (or night) after the main festival
day-after festival; night-after festival; (smaller) festival held the day (or night) after the main festival
Roman Festivals (Respighi)
Monte-Carlo Television Festival