LINK
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.jp/2005/07/gods-are-absent-kami-no-rusu.html
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The tenth lunar month (now November), after the harvest when the Japanese gods had done their duty, they left their local shrines for a bit of a vacation. They would all go for an audience and to celebrate at the great shrine of Izumo, so the rest of Japan was "without gods".
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kami okuri 神送り saying good bye to the gods, sending off the gods
島根県八束郡鹿島町の佐太（さだ）神社で神在祭
Sada Jinja 佐太神社
73 Kashimacho Sadamiyauchi, Matsue, Shimane
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a Shinto shrine in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The Taisha-zukuri north, central and south halls of 1807 are Important Cultural Properties.
Sada Shin Noh, ritual purification dances performed annually on 24 and 25 September, have been designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property. In 2011 Sada Shin Noh was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !
CLICK for more images !
kamiari matsuri 神在祭 (かみありまつり) ritual to welcome the Gods
kamiari, kami-ari 神在（かみあり "gods are here"
kami tsudoi 神集い（かみつどい） gods are meeting
o-imi matsuri 御忌祭（おいみまつり）
karasade no shinji 神等去出神事（からさでのしんじ） ritual of seeing the gods off
kami mukae 神迎え (かみむかえ) "welcoming the gods"
kami kaeri 神還り（かみかえり）gods are going home, leaving
At the end of the month-long "working-meeting" at Izumo Taisha the deities gather for a final meeting
naorai 神宴(直会) to celebrate and drink ... at the shrine
万九千神社 Mankusen Jinja
before they travel back on the 26th day 神等去出.
- Three deities in residence
Kushimikenu no Mikoto 櫛御気奴命 / 櫛御氣奴命 (くしみけぬのみこと)
- honorific name of God Susano-o-no-mikoto
Oonamuchi no Mikoto 大穴牟遅命 (Okuninushi)
Sukunahikona no mikoto 少彦名命
The head priest of this temple has to get up at night and hit the closed door of the celebrating hall with a sacred plum tree branch, to tell the god's its time to hit the road.
Finally he opens the door
and then he must make a deep bow and close the eyes so as not to see the gods taking their leave.
In the compound of the shrine is a large pillar, from where the gods take off 神等去出 （カラサデ）karasade.
The Gods have come from the Sea at Izumo AMA 海（あま）から迎え山―天（あま）から送る and are then sent to heaven again - AMA 天.
kamitachi 神立 -- からさで祭 Karasade matsuri
ritual of the "Gods leaving"
at Sada Jinja on the 25th, at Izumo Taisha on the 27th.
万九千神社 Mankusen Jinja
Hikawa-cho, Aikawa, Shimane / 島根県簸川郡斐川町併川258
next to Tachimushi Jinja 立虫神社
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Izumo Kaido, The Old Road of Izumo 出雲街道
Gabi Greve
The Asian Lunar Calendar. Reference
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To celebrate sunrise, prayers are sent to
. Ise Jingu 伊勢神宮 Ise Grand Shrine .
Amaterasu Omikami is a deity in charge of all things that humans can see.
To celebrate sunset, prayers are sent to
. Izumo taisha 出雲大社 Grand Shrine at Izumo .
Okuninushi (Daikoku) is a deity in charge of all things that humans can not see, especially relationships and feelings.
目に見えない世界 - 神事（かくれたること）
The great shrine at Izumo, where the Gods are celebrating
Click on the PHOTO to look at more !
External LINKs
Shimane and its Important Shrines
Great Shrine at Izumo, Izumo Oyashiro
Japanese Homepage 日本語
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Izumo Shinkō ...
.
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Gods are absent (kami no rusu)
***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Early Winter
***** Category: Season
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Explanation
The tenth lunar month (now November), after the harvest when the Japanese gods had done their duty, they left their local shrines for a bit of a vacation. They would all go for an audience and to celebrate at the great shrine of Izumo, so the rest of Japan was "without gods".
There are various kigo related to this important event.
"gods-absent month", 10th lunar month,
kannazuki, kaminazuki 神無月 かんなづき
"gods-present month", month with the gods
kamiarizuki 神有月
This kigo could only be used in IZUMO itself, where the gods were present.
the gods are absent, kami no rusu 神の留守
the gods are travelling, kami no tabi 神の旅
saying good bye to the gods, sending off the gods
..... kami okuri 神送り
welcoming the gods, greeting the gods
..... kami mukae 神迎
This kigo could only be used in IZUMO itself, where the gods were arriving.
During this month, various taboos were observed all over Japan, after all, the protective deities were all away ! And in Izumo, they would be feasting and celebrating with the boss, so to speak. Okuni-Nushi no Mikoto (ookuninushi) 大国主命 was the most important deity, revered at the grand shrine of Izumo, Izumo Taisha 出雲大社.
Okuni-Nushi is also known as the god of happiness and marriage. In this respect, he is equivalent to the Buddhist Deity of Daikoku-Sama 大黒、大国.
The shrine compound is most serene, settled in a forest of old pines. Close by is Hino Misaki 日の岬, with a view to the sacred island where the god stood when he fished for the Japanese Islands in the sea, as the legend goes.
I visited the area a while ago and the strong impression of the actual presence of the deities is still with me.
Gabi Greve
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http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.jp/2005/07/gods-are-absent-kami-no-rusu.html
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
The tenth lunar month (now November), after the harvest when the Japanese gods had done their duty, they left their local shrines for a bit of a vacation. They would all go for an audience and to celebrate at the great shrine of Izumo, so the rest of Japan was "without gods".
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kami okuri 神送り saying good bye to the gods, sending off the gods
島根県八束郡鹿島町の佐太（さだ）神社で神在祭
Sada Jinja 佐太神社
73 Kashimacho Sadamiyauchi, Matsue, Shimane
- quote
a Shinto shrine in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The Taisha-zukuri north, central and south halls of 1807 are Important Cultural Properties.
Sada Shin Noh, ritual purification dances performed annually on 24 and 25 September, have been designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property. In 2011 Sada Shin Noh was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !
CLICK for more images !
kamiari matsuri 神在祭 (かみありまつり) ritual to welcome the Gods
kamiari, kami-ari 神在（かみあり "gods are here"
kami tsudoi 神集い（かみつどい） gods are meeting
o-imi matsuri 御忌祭（おいみまつり）
karasade no shinji 神等去出神事（からさでのしんじ） ritual of seeing the gods off
kami mukae 神迎え (かみむかえ) "welcoming the gods"
kami kaeri 神還り（かみかえり）gods are going home, leaving
At the end of the month-long "working-meeting" at Izumo Taisha the deities gather for a final meeting
naorai 神宴(直会) to celebrate and drink ... at the shrine
万九千神社 Mankusen Jinja
before they travel back on the 26th day 神等去出.
- Three deities in residence
Kushimikenu no Mikoto 櫛御気奴命 / 櫛御氣奴命 (くしみけぬのみこと)
- honorific name of God Susano-o-no-mikoto
Oonamuchi no Mikoto 大穴牟遅命 (Okuninushi)
Sukunahikona no mikoto 少彦名命
The head priest of this temple has to get up at night and hit the closed door of the celebrating hall with a sacred plum tree branch, to tell the god's its time to hit the road.
Finally he opens the door
and then he must make a deep bow and close the eyes so as not to see the gods taking their leave.
In the compound of the shrine is a large pillar, from where the gods take off 神等去出 （カラサデ）karasade.
The Gods have come from the Sea at Izumo AMA 海（あま）から迎え山―天（あま）から送る and are then sent to heaven again - AMA 天.
kamitachi 神立 -- からさで祭 Karasade matsuri
ritual of the "Gods leaving"
at Sada Jinja on the 25th, at Izumo Taisha on the 27th.
万九千神社 Mankusen Jinja
Hikawa-cho, Aikawa, Shimane / 島根県簸川郡斐川町併川258
next to Tachimushi Jinja 立虫神社
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Izumo Kaido, The Old Road of Izumo 出雲街道
Gabi Greve
The Asian Lunar Calendar. Reference
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
To celebrate sunrise, prayers are sent to
. Ise Jingu 伊勢神宮 Ise Grand Shrine .
Amaterasu Omikami is a deity in charge of all things that humans can see.
To celebrate sunset, prayers are sent to
. Izumo taisha 出雲大社 Grand Shrine at Izumo .
Okuninushi (Daikoku) is a deity in charge of all things that humans can not see, especially relationships and feelings.
目に見えない世界 - 神事（かくれたること）
The great shrine at Izumo, where the Gods are celebrating
Click on the PHOTO to look at more !
External LINKs
Shimane and its Important Shrines
Great Shrine at Izumo, Izumo Oyashiro
Japanese Homepage 日本語
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- quote
Izumo Shinkō ...
.
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Gods are absent (kami no rusu)
***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Early Winter
***** Category: Season
*****************************
Explanation
The tenth lunar month (now November), after the harvest when the Japanese gods had done their duty, they left their local shrines for a bit of a vacation. They would all go for an audience and to celebrate at the great shrine of Izumo, so the rest of Japan was "without gods".
There are various kigo related to this important event.
"gods-absent month", 10th lunar month,
kannazuki, kaminazuki 神無月 かんなづき
"gods-present month", month with the gods
kamiarizuki 神有月
This kigo could only be used in IZUMO itself, where the gods were present.
the gods are absent, kami no rusu 神の留守
the gods are travelling, kami no tabi 神の旅
saying good bye to the gods, sending off the gods
..... kami okuri 神送り
welcoming the gods, greeting the gods
..... kami mukae 神迎
This kigo could only be used in IZUMO itself, where the gods were arriving.
During this month, various taboos were observed all over Japan, after all, the protective deities were all away ! And in Izumo, they would be feasting and celebrating with the boss, so to speak. Okuni-Nushi no Mikoto (ookuninushi) 大国主命 was the most important deity, revered at the grand shrine of Izumo, Izumo Taisha 出雲大社.
Okuni-Nushi is also known as the god of happiness and marriage. In this respect, he is equivalent to the Buddhist Deity of Daikoku-Sama 大黒、大国.
The shrine compound is most serene, settled in a forest of old pines. Close by is Hino Misaki 日の岬, with a view to the sacred island where the god stood when he fished for the Japanese Islands in the sea, as the legend goes.
I visited the area a while ago and the strong impression of the actual presence of the deities is still with me.
Gabi Greve
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