weather-prayer ceremony
A traditional ceremony held to pray for good weather, especially during extended rainy periods. Often a local or seasonal event.
Because the long rain continued, the village held a weather-prayer ceremony.
The weather-prayer ceremony is one of the events to pray for a good harvest.
Standard spelling with okurigana.
Variant without okurigana; less common but still used.
Compound of 天気 (weather) and 祭り (festival). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it likely developed as a local Shinto or folk practice to influence weather conditions.