元げん始し祭さいげんしさいMeanings1nounFestival of Origins (January 3)ShintoA Shinto festival held on January 3rd, celebrating the origin of the imperial line and the nation.元げん始し祭さいは毎まい年とし一いち月がつ三みっ日かに行おこなわれる神しん道とうの祭さい典てんです。The Festival of Origins is a Shinto ceremony held every year on January 3rd.