祭さい礼れい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

religious festival; festival

Refers to a festival with religious or ritual origins, often associated with shrines or temples.

〈物もの〉を行おこなうto hold/conduct a festival
毎まい年ねん秋あきにこの神じん社じゃで祭さい礼れいを行おこなう。
Every autumn, this shrine holds a religious festival.
〈物もの〉に参さん加かするto take part in a festival
町まちの人ひと々びとは祭さい礼れいに参さん加かして神輿みこしを担かついだ。
The townspeople took part in the festival and carried the portable shrine.
〈物もの〉が催もよおされるfor a festival to be held
毎まい年ねん七しち月がつにその神じん社じゃで祭さい礼れいが催もよおされる。
The religious festival is held at that shrine every July.

祭まつりN4
祭り is the everyday, general word for any festival, while 祭礼 specifically highlights the religious or ceremonial origin of the event, often at a shrine or temple.
祭さい典てん
祭典 is a formal term for a large, often solemn ceremonial festival, while 祭礼 more directly emphasizes the religious ritual behind the festival.
神しん事じ
神事 refers narrowly to a Shinto ritual or rite performed as part of worship, whereas 祭礼 is the broader festival event that may include such rites.

祭さい日じつN3
祭日 means a holiday traditionally set aside for a festival or imperial ceremony, while 祭礼 refers to the festival event itself, not the calendar date.

Compound of 祭 (sai, 'festival, ritual') and 礼 (rei, 'ceremony, rite').