[おたうえまつり, otauematsuri] (n) (1) shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest; (2) seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine
[てるてるぼうず, teruterubouzu] (n) paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
[いのりもとめる, inorimotomeru] (exp, v1) to pray for
[きがんじょ, kiganjo] (n) temple; shrine, especially one at which worshipers pray for favors; prayer hall
[すずりあらい, suzuriarai] (n) (obsc) (See 七夕) event where schoolchildren wash their inkstones, brushes and desks the night before Tanabata to pray for success in their studies
[ごさいえ;みさいえ, gosaie ; misaie] (n) (See 金光明最勝王経) imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)
[まじなう, majinau] (v5u) (1) (arch) to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray; (2) to pray for the death or misfortune of another; to curse; (3) to treat illness with prayer
[はるたうち, harutauchi] (n) New Year event to pray for a rich rice harvest
[てんきまつり, tenkimatsuri] (n) ceremony held to pray for good weather (during long periods of rain)
[たうえまつり, tauematsuri] (n) (1) shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a succesful harvest; (2) seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine
[たあそび, taasobi] (n) ritual Shinto performance (usually performed around New Year's) to pray for a successful rice harvest in the coming year
[ゆだて(湯立て;湯立);ゆだち(湯立ち;湯立), yudate ( yu tate ; yu ritsu ); yudachi ( yu tachi ; yu ritsu )] (n) (See 巫女・みこ・2) Shinto ritual in which a shaman or priest soaks bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles the water on worshippers (originally a form of divination, later a purification ceremony, now primarily used to pray for good health)
[としがみ, toshigami] (n) (1) (See 神・かみ) kami celebrated at the beginning of New Year (usu. to pray for a good harvest); (2) (See 歳徳神) goddess of (lucky) directions