Daijōsai (Great Thanksgiving Festival) ceremonies
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Daijōsai (Great Thanksgiving Festival) ceremonies are traditional Japanese imperial rites in which a newly enthroned emperor offers first fruits of the harvest to the deities and prays for the nation’s prosperity.
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Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese imperial ceremony
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Shinto ritual → harvest festival → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Thanksgiving Festival
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| associatedWith |
Japanese imperial succession
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Niiname-sai → |
| category |
Japanese imperial rituals
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Shinto festivals → harvest rituals → |
| ceremonialSpace |
special temporary shrine complex
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two main halls → |
| country |
Japan
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| culturalSignificance |
symbol of unity between emperor, people, and deities
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| dedicatedTo |
Amaterasu
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kami → |
| followsEvent |
enthronement of a new emperor
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| foodOffered |
newly harvested rice
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sake → seasonal produce → |
| frequency |
once per emperor’s reign
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| hasPart |
early morning ceremony
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evening ceremony → |
| hasType |
Great Thanksgiving Festival
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| historicalPeriod |
Heian period
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modern era → |
| language |
Japanese
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| legalStatus |
publicly funded state event in modern Japan
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| mainRite |
offering of first fruits of the harvest
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prayers for national prosperity → |
| occasion |
accession of a new emperor
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| participant |
Emperor of Japan
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| performedBy |
Emperor of Japan
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| performedIn |
Kyoto (historically)
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Tokyo → |
| purpose |
express gratitude for the harvest
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pray for the nation’s prosperity → ritual confirmation of the emperor’s sacred status → |
| relatedRite |
enthronement ceremony
→
sokui no rei → |
| religion |
Shinto
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| scale |
major state ceremony
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| symbolizes |
emperor’s role as high priest of Shinto
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renewal of the nation → |
| transliteration |
Daijosai
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| usesScript |
Kanji
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Imperial Household Agency
("Imperial Household ceremonies")
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hasJurisdictionOver |
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皇室
("大嘗祭")
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performsRite |
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Imperial Household Agency
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responsibleFor |
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Imperial Regalia of Japan
("Enthronement of the Emperor of Japan")
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usedIn |