also: ゆだち
noun
Shinto hot-water purification ritual
A Shinto ceremony where a priest or shaman dips bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles it on participants. Originally a form of divination, later a purification rite, and now mainly performed to pray for health and safety. Often associated with shrine festivals.
See also: 巫女 (みこ)
神社の祭りで湯立て神事が行われた。
A yudate ritual was performed at the shrine festival.
湯立ては、巫女が熱湯に笹を浸して参拝者に振りかける儀式です。
Yudate is a ceremony in which a shrine maiden dips bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles it on worshippers.
Irregular okurigana usage; may also be read ゆだち.
Alternate spelling with different reading; less common but still used.
A shrine maiden who often performs the yudate ritual; not a synonym but a related role.
Compound of 湯 (yu, 'hot water') and 立て (tate, 'to boil' or 'to set up'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term directly describes the act of boiling water for the ritual.