Articles of category "Shinto holiday (in Japan)"

Shinto is Japan’s native religion, dating back to over six hundred years BC. Different festivals of Shinto day are celebrated in various parts of the year in Japan. People exhibit great enthusiasm and joy on Shinto festivals, working together to decorate floats and carry idols of deities in processions. The most attractive Shinto day festival of Japan is usually regarded as that held in the country side of Takayama.

In the sprawling landscape of Japan, the influence of Shintoism as the finest specimen of an indigenous religion founded on myths, legends, and ritual practices of the early Japanese can be perceived through just one glance. However, the Japanese Shinto is observed mainly for births, marriages, and other occasions while the other principal religion Buddhism is observed mainly for funerals. The word Shintoism is said to have originated from the words "Shin" meaning spirit and "to" which means a philosophical path.