上じょう棟とう式しき

noun

ridgepole-raising ceremony

A traditional Shinto or construction-related ceremony held when the ridgepole of a new building is raised, often involving prayers for safety and prosperity.

• 来らい週しゅう、新しん築ちくの家いえの上じょう棟とう式しきを行おこないます。

  We will hold the ridgepole-raising ceremony for the new house next week.

• 上じょう棟とう式しきでは、神かん主ぬしさんにお祓はらいをしてもらった。

  At the ridgepole-raising ceremony, we had a Shinto priest perform a purification rite.