also: ゆだち
Shinto hot-water purification ritual
A Shinto ceremony where a priest or shaman dips bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles it on participants. Originally a form of divination, later a purification rite, and now mainly performed to pray for health and safety. Often associated with shrine festivals.
See also: 巫女 (みこ)
A yudate ritual was performed at the shrine festival.
Yudate is a ceremony in which a shrine maiden dips bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles it on worshippers.
Standard spelling for the ritual; uses regular okurigana.
Irregular okurigana usage; may also be read ゆだち.
Alternate spelling with different reading; less common but still used.
Compound of 湯 (yu, 'hot water') and 立て (tate, 'to boil' or 'to set up'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term directly describes the act of boiling water for the ritual.