Kannamesai Festival

Kannamesai Festival, sometimes called Ōmatsuri is one of the most important festivals of Ise Jingu. It is also celebrated at all Shinto shrines according to regulations by the Association of Shinto Shrines. Held in October each year, this ritual makes offerings of the first harvest of crops for the season to Amaterasu. An imperial envoy carries the offering of rice harvested by the Emperor himself to Ise, as well as five-coloured silk cloth and other materials, called heihaku.

Ritual ceremonies of the Imperial Palace
ShihohaiSaiten-sai
Genshi-sai
Start of Musical Performance
Emperor Showa Festival (Previous Emperor's Festival)
Emperor Kōmei festival
Kinen-sai
The Emperor's Birthday
Spring Kōreisai・Spring Shrine Festival
Jimmu Festival・Kōrei-den Kagura
Empress Kōjun festival
Yoori・Ōharae-shiki
Emperor Meiji festival
Autumn Kōreisai・Autumn Shrine Festival
Kannamesai Festival
Niiname-no-Matsuri
Kashiko dokoro Sacred Kagura
Emperor Taishō festival
Yoori・Ōharae-shiki

The festival is part of a yearly cycle. The cycle starts with Shinden geshusai in April. This marks the beginning of rice planting. Otaue hajime follows in May and nuibosai in September. The cycle ends with the Kannamesai.

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