Saisaki-mode
Saisaki-mode (幸先詣) referred to the practice of visiting shrines and temples earlier than usual for Hatsumōde in 2021 during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. This practice aimed to avoid the usual crowds of worshippers and the resultant difficulties in maintaining social distancing. The concept was first proposed by a shrine in Fukuoka Prefecture and subsequently encouraged by the Fukuoka Prefecture Shrine Agency.[1]
There is a traditional Japanese custom of exchanging end-of-year greetings, and preparing for the New Year by the end of December with a sentiment of hoping for an "auspicious start" to the year. This concept resonated well with this sentiment and quickly spread nationwide. There are also shrines and temples that refer to this practice as "Saisaki-mairi (幸先参り)".[2]
Shrines and temples that perform good luck pilgrimages
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- Shrines in Fukuoka Prefecture
- Kanda Shrine (Tokyo Chiyoda, Tokyo)[3]
- Yushima Tenmangū (Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bunkyō)[4]
- Jindai-ji (Tokyo, Chofu City)[5]
- Omi Shrine (Shiga Prefecture Ōtsu)[6]
- Kasuga-taisha (Nara Prefecture Nara City)[7]
Footnotes
[edit]- ↑ 「三社参り」の文化を生んだ福岡から、コロナに対応した新しい初詣様式「幸先詣（さいさきもうで）」が誕生。
- ↑ 2021年の初詣はココが違う！「幸先詣」や「分散参拝」など全国神社のコロナ対策＆鉄道各社の終夜運転 トラベルコ 2020年12月25日
- ↑ 「分散参拝」に「オンライン授与所」…神田明神に聞く、コロナ禍の初詣 ウォーカープラス 2020年11月28日
- ↑ 密を避け、前倒し初詣は幸先良い 時事通信 2020年12月27日
- ↑ 調布・コロナ禍の「深大寺」「布多天神社」初詣 分散参拝で「密」回避、「幸先詣」も みんなの経済新聞 2020年12月25日
- ↑ 滋賀「近江神宮」で幸先詣、新年のかるたへの対策も Lmaga.jp 2020年12月19日
- ↑ 奈良 春日大社「幸先詣」が静かに浸透 テレビ大阪 2020年12月23日
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- "Kotobank". Kotobank (in Japanese).