also: おおにえのまつり · おおなめまつり
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
大嘗祭は、天皇が即位後初めて行う新嘗祭である。
The Daijōsai is the first Niiname-sai (Harvest Festival) performed by the emperor after enthronement.
令和の大嘗祭は、2019年11月に行われた。
The Daijōsai of the Reiwa era was held in November 2019.