神かみ送おくり

noun

rite of seeing off the gods to Izumo

A Shinto or folk ritual held on the last night of the ninth lunar month and the first night of the tenth lunar month, when the gods are believed to depart for Izumo Shrine. Often contrasted with 神迎え (kami mukae), the rite of welcoming them back.

See also: 神迎え

• 旧きゅう暦れき9月がつの最さい終しゅう夜やに神かみ送おくりの儀ぎ式しきが行おこなわれる。

  The rite of seeing off the gods is performed on the last night of the ninth lunar month.

noun

exorcism

A less common, broader sense referring to a ritual for driving away evil spirits or misfortune. The primary sense is the specific Izumo-related rite.

• この地ち域いきでは、神かみ送おくりと呼よばれる厄やく払ばらいの行ぎょう事じが残のこっている。

  In this region, a purification ritual called kamiokuri still remains.