秋祭(あきまつ)り

あきまつり
noun
autumn festival
culturetime-season
1. autumn festival
A local festival held in autumn, usually at a shrine, to give thanks for the harvest.
村(むら)の秋祭(あきまつ)りに行(い)った。
I went to the village autumn festival.
秋祭(あきまつ)りで神輿(みこし)を担(かつ)いだ。
I helped carry the portable shrine at the autumn festival.
秋祭(あきまつ)りは、米(こめ)の収穫(しゅうかく)を神様(かみさま)に感謝(かんしゃ)する昔(むかし)からの行事(ぎょうじ)だ。
The autumn festival is an old custom of thanking the gods for the rice harvest.

Cultural note

Most 秋祭(あきまつ)り are held by a neighborhood shrine in September or October, with portable shrines (神輿(みこし)), festival floats (山車(だし)) and food stalls. They give thanks for the harvest, while summer festivals (夏祭(なつまつ)り) grew from prayers against disease and from the Bon season.

Related words

  • 夏祭(なつまつ)り: summer festival
  • 春祭(はるまつ)り: spring festival (prayers for a good harvest)
  • 収穫祭(しゅうかくさい): harvest festival

Related Words

Related: 夏祭(なつまつ)り (summer festival)
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