Home›Devotional Rituals›Kind of ritual›East and Southeast Asian Shinto, Daoist and Spirit RitesGroupEast and Southeast Asian Shinto, Daoist and Spirit RitesDevotional acts of East and Southeast Asia: the Noh ritual Okina, the Shinto Kagura dance and Daijosai accession rite, the Daoist Jiao offering, the Ghost Festival rites, the Korean shamanic Gut, the Vietnamese Len Dong spirit possession and the Muay Thai Wai Khru Ram Muay homage. A ritual belongs here when its cited article describes a devotional or spirit rite of an East or Southeast Asian people. It excludes funerary rites.Browse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Browse ByAll East and Southeast Asian Shinto, Daoist and Spirit RitesEast and Southeast Asian Shinto, Daoist and Spirit Rites6 entriesEast and Southeast Asian Shinto, Daoist and Spirit RitesFilter Results6 entriesAddressed ToAllAmaterasu (1)Origin Period Start YearAll500 (1)700 (2)Unesco StatusAllInscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (1)FrequencyAllAnnual (1)As the occasion requires (3)Once, or at a turning point in a life (1)Seasonal, at set points in the year (1)Closed Practice StatusAllClosed ceremonial knowledge, described but not reproduced (1)ObligationAllObligatory (1)Optional and voluntary (1)Undertaken only with authorisation or transmission (1)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (6)Social FormAllPerformed alone (1)Performed alone or together (1)Performed by a gathered group (1)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (5)PractitionerAllHouseholders, those living in the world (1)Initiates only (2)Trained or authorised specialists (3)Native To RegionAllChina (1)Japan (2)Korea (1)Vietnam (1)Originated InAllChina (1)Japan (2)Korea (1)Vietnam (1)Originates In LanguageAllKorean (1)Thai (1)Vietnamese Language (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6DaijosaiDevotional Rituals6 linksGhost Festival ritesDevotional Rituals8 linksGut (Korean Shamanic Rite)Devotional Rituals7 linksKaguraDevotional Rituals9 linksLen DongDevotional Rituals5 linksWai Khru Ram MuayDevotional Rituals4 linksSourcesDaijosai (Wikipedia)Has Member: Daijosai, Introduction, sentence 1Quote, Has Member: Daijosai, Introduction, sentence 1The Daijō-sai (大嘗祭) is a special religious service conducted in November after the enthronement, in which the Emperor of Japan gives thanks and gratitude for the peace of mind and a rich harvest to the solar deity Amaterasu (天照大神) and her associated deities, and to pray for Japan and its citizens.View the SourceGut (ritual) (Wikipedia)Has Member: Gut (Korean Shamanic Rite), Introduction, sentence 1Quote, Has Member: Gut (Korean Shamanic Rite), Introduction, sentence 1Gut (Korean: 굿, also romanised kut or goot) are the rites performed by Korean shamans, involving offerings and sacrifices to gods, spirits and ancestors.View the SourceKagura (Wikipedia)Has Member: Kagura, Introduction, sentence 1Quote, Has Member: Kagura, Introduction, sentence 1Kagura (神楽(かぐら), "god-entertainment") is a type of Shinto ritual ceremonial dance.View the SourceLên đồng (Wikipedia)Has Member: Len Dong, Introduction, sentence 1Quote, Has Member: Len Dong, Introduction, sentence 1Lên đồng (Vietnamese: [len ɗə̂wŋm], meaning votive dance, "to mount the medium", or "going into trance") is a ritual practiced in Vietnamese folk religion, in which followers become spirit mediums for various kinds of spirits.View the SourceWai khru ram muay (Wikipedia)Has Member: Wai Khru Ram Muay, Introduction, sentence 1Quote, Has Member: Wai Khru Ram Muay, Introduction, sentence 1Wai khru ram muay (Thai: ไหว้ครูรำมวย, RTGS: wai khru ram muai, IPA: [wâːj kʰrūː rām mūɛj]) is a ritual performed by participants before fighting in Muay Thai competitions.View the SourceGhost Festival (Wikipedia)Has Member: Ghost Festival rites, Introduction, sentence 1Quote, Has Member: Ghost Festival rites, Introduction, sentence 1The Ghost Festival or Hungry Ghost Festival, also known as the Zhongyuan Festival in Taoism and the Yulanpen Festival in Buddhism, is a traditional festival held in certain East and Southeast Asian countries.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.