| 伊勢講 | [いせこう, isekou] (n) fraternal religious group formed by Ise Shrine worshippers [Add to Longdo] |
| 御手洗川 | [みたらしがわ, mitarashigawa] (n) river in which worshippers wash their hands (and rinse their mouth) prior to entering a shrine [Add to Longdo] |
| 湯立て;湯立ち;湯立(io) | [ゆだて(湯立て;湯立);ゆだち(湯立ち;湯立), yudate ( yu tate ; yu ritsu ); yudachi ( yu tachi ; yu ritsu )] (n) (See 巫女・みこ・2) Shinto ritual in which a shaman or priest soaks bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles the water on worshippers (originally a form of divination, later a purification ceremony, now primarily used to pray for good health) [Add to Longdo] |
| 祓川 | [はらえがわ, haraegawa] (n) river in which worshippers purify themselves before praying [Add to Longdo] |
| 鷽替 | [うそかえ, usokae] (n) (See 天満宮) annual religious ceremony that occurs in Tenmangu where worshippers come to exchange their wooden bullfinch birds [Add to Longdo] |
