Calendar of Main Festivals in 2025
（note: * lunar calendar）
January
1 New Year’s Day
“Omike sai”, Festival of great offerings / “Gohan-ku sai”, Festival of rice offerings
3 “Fuku-mukae sai”, Festival inviting good fortune held at subsidiary shrine, Mitose no Yashiro
5 “Sekkyo-hajime sai”, First sermon festival in New Year
15 “Okayu-sai,” Gruel festival
1 * “Fuku-jin sai”, Festival of deity of good fortune, Ohkuninushi, celebrating the lunar New Year (29 of Jan. in 2025)
28* “Fuku-shakushi sai,” Festival of praying for abundant crops held at subsidiary shrine, Soga no Yashiro, where the visitors receive lucky charm, “Shamoji” or “Shakushi” (rice ladle) (28 of Feb. in 2025)
February
2 “Setsubun-sai”, the bean-throwing festival celebrating the coming of spring
17 “Kikoku sai”, Festival of praying for abundant crops
24 “Kinoe-ne sai”, festival held on 1st day of the Chinese sexagenary circle, offering rice seeds specially
April
25 “Kinoe-ne sai”, festival held on 1st day of the Chinese sexagenary circle, offering cotton seeds specially
May
13 “Zenya-sai”, Eve of Grand Festival
14-16 “Dai-sairei”, Grand festival
14 “Rei-sai”, Regular festival attended by imperial envoy
“Mato-i-sai,” Festival of strinking target
15 “Ni-no-matsuri “, (lit. second festival)
“Mikoshi-togyo”, Parading the portable shrine (“mikoshi”) from its place of enshrinement
“San-no-matsuri “, (lit. third festival)
18 “O-kagura-sai”, Kagura-dance festival
June
1 “Suzumidono no matsuri”, Festival of seeing the deity enshrined Izumo Oyashiro off the cooler location during summer, praying protection from illness and injury in the summer heat
24 “Kinoe-ne sai”, festival held on 1st day of the Chinese sexagenary circle
30 “O-harae”, Great festival of purification
August
14 “Shinko-sai,” Festival of making a divine procession to some shrines and island (making salt here) around Izumo Oyashiro in mid-night
15 “Tsumamuki-sai,” Festival of making offerings (salt, melon, eggplant, and so on)
23 “Kinoe-ne sai,” festival held on 1st day of the Chinese sexagenary circle, offering specially holy water getting from the well named “Mike”
October
22 “Kinoe-ne sai”, festival held on 1st day of the Chinese sexagenary circle, offering wheat specially
10* “Kamimukae-sai”, Festival welcoming myriad deities from all over Japan (29 of Nov. in 2025)
11-17* “Kamiari-sai”, Festival worshipping myriad deities who gathered in Izumo Oyashiro (30 of Nov. 6 to Dec. in 2025)
11* “Kamiari-sai “ (30 of Nov. in 2025)
15* “Kamiari-sai”
“Enmusubi-tai-sai”, Great festival tying bonds between people including romantic relation and marriage (4 of Dec. in 2025)
17* “Kamiari-sai”
“Enmusubi-tai-sai,”
“Karasada-sai”, Farewell festival to the deities who gathered in Izumo Oyashiro (6 of Dec. in 2025)
November
17 “Mikei-sai”, Festival getting holy water, held at the well named “Mike”, divine offerings
23 “Kenkoku-sai,” Festival offering new crops
“Koden-sinjo-sai”, Festival praying for longevity of high priest, “Kokuso”, the continued good fortune of the nation, and good harvest in next year
December
20 “O-susu-harai”, Cleaning of the shrine buildings such as main sanctuary
21 “Kinoe-ne sai,” festival held on 1st day of the Chinese sexagenary circle
27 “Mikei-sai,” Festival getting holy water, held at the well named “Mike”,
31 “O-harae”, Great festival of purification
“ Joya-sai, New Year’s Eve festival
“Mikei-sai”, Festival getting holy water, held at the well named “Mike”,