Home›Calendrical Rituals›Seasonal Rites of Japan and the Neopagan YearGroupSeasonal Rites of Japan and the Neopagan YearRites that follow a fixed seasonal turning point in Japan or in the modern Pagan calendar: the Shikinen Sengu rebuilding of Ise, the Niiname-sai harvest offering, Setsubun at the start of spring, the court game Kemari and the eight Sabbat festivals of Wicca. A ritual belongs here when its cited article ties it to a seasonal date in the Shinto or Neopagan year. It excludes Jewish festival rites and the periodic festivals of other societies.Browse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Browse ByAll Seasonal Rites of Japan and the Neopagan YearSeasonal Rites of Japan and the Neopagan Year3 entriesSeasonal Rites of Japan and the Neopagan YearFilter Results3 entriesAddressed ToAllAmaterasu (1)Origin Period Start YearAll700 (2)1958 (1)FrequencyAllAnnual (2)Seasonal, at set points in the year (1)ObligationAllObligatory (1)Optional and voluntary (1)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (3)Social FormAllPerformed alone or together (1)Performed by a gathered group (2)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (1)PractitionerAllAll adherents of the tradition (2)Clergy or ordained officiants (1)Native To RegionAllEngland (1)Japan (2)TraditionAllAlexandrian Wicca (1)Dianic Wicca (1)Eclectic Solitary Wicca (1)Feri Tradition (1)Gardnerian Wicca (1)Reclaiming (1)Seax-Wica (1)Originated InAllEngland (1)Japan (2)Kind of ritualAllSeasonal Rites of Japan and the Neopagan Year (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 3Niiname-saiCalendrical Rituals7 linksSetsubunCalendrical Rituals6 linksThe Sabbat RitesCalendrical Rituals15 linksSourcesNiiname-no-Matsuri (Wikipedia)Has Member: Niiname-sai, Introduction, sentences 1-2Quote, Has Member: Niiname-sai, Introduction, sentences 1-2The Niiname-sai (新嘗祭, also read Shinjō-sai and Niiname-no-Matsuri) is a Japanese harvest ritual. The ritual is celebrated by the Emperor of Japan, who thanks the Shinto deities for a prosperous year and prays for a fruitful new year.View the SourceSetsubun (Wikipedia)Has Member: Setsubun, Introduction, sentence 1Quote, Has Member: Setsubun, Introduction, sentence 1Setsubun (節分) is the day before the beginning of spring in the old calendar in Japan.View the SourceWheel of the Year (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaHas Member: The Sabbat Rites, Introduction, sentence 1Quote, Has Member: The Sabbat Rites, Introduction, sentence 1The Wheel of the Year is an annual cycle of seasonal festivals marking the year's chief solar events (solstices and equinoxes) and the midpoints between them.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.