-
Kamidana (神棚, lit. 'god/spirit-shelf') are
miniature household altars provided to
enshrine a
Shinto kami. They are most
commonly found in ****an, the home...
- rice-cakes. The
purpose of the
kazari is to
bring good
fortune to people.
Kamidana are a
reduced version of
shimenawa used in
daily life, and are thought...
- go-shinsatsu (御神札) or
shinpu (神符), are
often placed on
household Shinto altars (
kamidana) and
revered both as a
symbol of the
shrine and its
deity (or deities)...
- of
nature and
prominent landscape locations. The kami are
worshipped at
kamidana household shrines,
family shrines, and
jinja public shrines. The latter...
- ****an. They are
usually found adorning doorways,
shrine buildings, and
kamidana. The
origins of
shide are
traced to the yūshide, a
thread made from the...
- The old
custom of
offering osechi to the
toshigami (Shinto deity) on the
kamidana (household
Shinto altar)
before eating it with the
family is a remnant...
- house. Nowadays, they are
usually placed in a
household Shinto altar, or
kamidana. They are also
placed in the tokonoma, a
small decorated alcove in the...
- for use in
Buddhist ceremonies; and many also have
Shinto shrines, or
kamidana (神棚). When a
death occurs, the
shrine is
closed and
covered with white...
-
abundance around this time. A
kagami mochi is
placed on
family altars (
kamidana) on
December 28 each year.
Kagami mochi is a New Year's decoration, which...
-
butsudan ownership can
often fall
below 60%.
Gohonzon (Nichiren Buddhism)
Kamidana –
analogous concept in
Shinto Spirit house Reader (1995:55) notes: "Over...
