Crown prince attends rite for offering newly harvested rice.TOKYO, Nov. 23 Kyodo Crown Prince Naruhito Naruhito, 1960–, Japanese crown prince, son of Akihito. He was officially invested as crown prince in 1991. In 1993 he married Masako Owada, a commoner. They have a daughter. attended an annual Shinto rite held at the Imperial Palace on Friday, in which Emperor Akihito made an offering of new rice to the deities
The crown prince took part in the Niinamesai (Festival for the New Tasting) held at the palace's Shinkaden hall together with other male members of the imperial family. Female members of the imperial family do not attend the rite. The Imperial Household Agency The Imperial Household Agency (宮内庁 Kunaichō said the crown prince's wife, Princess Masako, who is due to give birth shortly, is in good shape and quietly waiting for the delivery at the Crown Prince's Palace. The Niinamesai, which is held from the evening of Nov. 23 to the early hours Nov. 24 annually, is the most important rite of the year for imperial families. The rite has been performed from ancient times. It was supposedly first performed by the divine imperial ancestor ANCESTOR, descents. One who has preceded another in a direct line of descent; an ascendant. In the common law, the word is understood as well of the immediate parents, as, of these that are higher; as may appear by the statute 25 Ed. III. De natis ultra mare, and so in the statute of 6 R. , the sun goddess Amaterasu Omikami Noun 1. Amaterasu Omikami - central deity of Shinto; goddess personifying the sun and ancestress of the rulers of Japan Amaterasu . |
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