transfer ceremony; shrine object relocation rite
A Shinto ceremony in which a shrine's sacred object is moved from one building to another, often as part of periodic rebuilding like the Ise Grand Shrine's 式年遷宮祭.
See also: 式年遷宮祭
At Ise Grand Shrine, the transfer ceremony is held every twenty years.
fixed-interval transfer ceremony
Compound of 遷宮 (transfer of a shrine's deity to a new building) and 祭 (festival, ceremony). The term is deeply rooted in Shinto tradition.