shrine ritual for harvest forecast or prayer
A ritual held at Shinto shrines within the first two months of the year to divine or pray for a bountiful harvest. Often involves symbolic rice planting.
Every February, the Otaue Matsuri is held at the local shrine.
During the Otaue Matsuri, the Shinto priest performs the motions of rice planting.
seasonal rice planting on shrine-affiliated field
Refers to the actual planting of rice on a field belonging to or associated with a shrine, often as part of a ritual or community event.
The parishioners gathered and performed the Otaue Matsuri in the shrine's rice field.