Matsuri, Festival

The word “festival” is a nominal of “deifying” and it points out deifying God originally or its ceremony.
In this sense, it is also a “festival” that an individual participates in such ceremonies, and festivals, such as a Shinto ground-breaking ceremony and a prayer festival, hit it even now.
In ancient times, since Japan was the organization of the unity of church and state whose those who manage religious service and those who manage politics corresponded, it also calls political “Mandokoro”.
Moreover, in the case of religious service and a ceremony are held for various things, such as an offering and an act, to a divine spirit.
The whole event large and performed by the scale mentioning the area may be pointed out, and it may be called a “festival.”
however — the concern about religion fades — etc. — from — it may be recognized as a “festival” only about the direction of the busy event accompanying religious service, and may be called a “festival” about the busy event performed regardless of religious service from origin, and an event.