遷宮祭

せんぐうさい

Meanings

1. Noun transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is moved from one building to another) See also: 式年遷宮祭 (しきねんせんぐうさい).

Kanji

• 遷 transition. Read as セン.
• 宮 palace. Read as グウ.
• 祭 festival. Read as サイ.

Words containing 遷宮祭

• 式年遷宮祭 (しきねんせんぐうさい) fixed-interval transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is transferred to a newly constructed main hall)

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