Japanese purification rite and festival
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The Ōharae (大祓; "Great Purification") is a Shintopurification ritual held across Japan on June 30th and December 31st in order to purify the tsumi and kegare accumulated in the six months prior to the ceremony.[1]
Ōharae on the last day of the year, at Daiichi-Torii-Nai-Haraedo, Naiku
Tamaru, Noriyoshi; Reid, David; Abe, Yoshiya (1996). Religion in Japanese culture: where living traditions meet a changing world. Tokyo New York London: Kodansha international. ISBN978-4-7700-2054-3.
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