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Ways of worship
Traditional Ceremonies & Rituals
The New Year, a child's birth, harvesting and planting, weddings, and the coming of age are all reasons why traditional ceremonies are held in the religion of Shinto. There are many misconceptions related to Shinto such as death funerals, but actually this involves Buddhism. These are held to remember significant dates that are in relation to the deities and the shrines. |
More Ceremonies and Teachings
"Some priests working at some of these kami shrines began to focus on the teachings about the God and started pointing out to differences between them and the teachings of Buddhism," says Professor Rambelli, from University of Santa Barbara. Seijin-no-hi is the ceremony of Coming of Age or Adults Day. This usually occurs during the second Monday of January. People who have turned 20, go to a shrine where the ceremony is held. |
This all goes to show that Shinto and Amaterasu impacts the daily life of Japanese people. The Japanese people have celebrated in the name of her since ancient Japan, and even within the myths of Shinto, Amaterasu is an influential leader.