Celebrations and Holidays
When is Buddha's birthday?
When is April 8th?
What is the word used for gods?
What is Kami?
The initial reason Shintoism began to develop.
What is rice harvesting?
What is don't get in the way of kami?
The largest war Japan was part of due to Shintoism.
What is World War II?
What are the two festivals celebrating the new year?
What are the fire and water festivals?
What is considered to be Kami in the religion?
What is every intelligent living thing?
The way Shinto was initially practiced.
What are harvest rituals?
The place where most information about Shintoism is found.
What are the two oldest books in classical Japanese history?
Shintoism led to a rise to this thought process.
What is Japanese Nationalism?
When is the first day of business?
What is January 4th?
Who can become priests?
Who are men and women?
Shintoism was stated as this up until the end of World War II.
What is the official religion of Japan?
Roughly the century the two ancient books were written.
What is around the 7th century?
Fewer of these were being funded by the state, causing thousands to be shut down.
What are shrines?
what is the first day of spring called?
What is Setsubun?
What are the women that work at the temple called?
What are Miko?
The time period in which Shintoism was first introduced.
What is the Yayoi period (300BCE - 300CE)?
The two oldest Japanese books and where most Shinto information is derived from.
What is the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki?
Shrines changed purposes from traditional religion to this belief.
What are patriotic purposes?
What is the "doll festival" called?
What is Hina Matsuri?
What are the purposes of most Shinto rituals?
What is keeping away spirits by evil purification?
The six things that people should not disrupt.
What are
The Kami
The worship of Kami
The harmony of the world
The natural world
The social order
The group of which one is the member
The thought "revere the emperor, expel the barbarians."
What is sonnō jōi?