参さん進しん

noun

procession towards the altar (in a wedding)

Shinto term for the formal procession of the bride and groom toward the altar during a wedding ceremony.

• 神しん前ぜん式しきでは、新しん郎ろう新しん婦ぷが参さん進しんの儀ぎを行おこなう。

  In a Shinto wedding, the bride and groom perform the procession ceremony toward the altar.

noun

stepping forward (towards an aristocrat)

Historical term for approaching a noble or high-ranking person in a formal setting. Rare in modern usage.

• 参さん進しんして貴き人じんに拝はい謁えつする作さ法ほうは、古ふるい時じ代だいのものである。

  The etiquette of stepping forward to have an audience with a noble is from an older era.