also: しんじょう · しんしょう · にいなえ · にわない
imperial harvest ritual; offering of new rice to deities
A Shinto ceremony in which the Emperor offers newly harvested rice to the gods and partakes of it himself. Typically refers to the annual Niiname-sai (新嘗祭) held in November.
The Niiname-sai is an important imperial ceremony held annually on November 23rd.
At the Niiname-sai, the Emperor offers newly harvested grain to the deities.
Niiname-sai; Harvest Festival
Standard kanji spelling for the imperial harvest ritual.
Alternate on'yomi reading, less common than にいなめ.
Alternate on'yomi reading, less common than にいなめ.
Obsolete kana usage; historical reading.
Obsolete kana usage; historical reading.
Traditionally derived from 新饗（にいあえ）, “a feast of new grain,” referring to the offering and eating of the newly harvested crop.