大だい嘗じょう祭さい

noun

Great Thanksgiving Festival; first rice offering by a new emperor

A Shinto ceremony performed once per imperial reign, shortly after enthronement, in which the new emperor offers newly harvested rice to the gods. Also known as 大嘗会 (だいじょうえ).

See also: 新嘗祭

• 大だい嘗じょう祭さいは、天皇てんのうが即そく位い後ご初はじめて行おこなう新にい嘗なめ祭さいである。

  The Daijōsai is the first Niiname-sai (Harvest Festival) performed by the emperor after enthronement.

• 令れい和わの大だい嘗じょう祭さいは、2019年ねん11月がつに行おこなわれた。

  The Daijōsai of the Reiwa era was held in November 2019.