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はつみやまい 初宮参り
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1. first visit of a child to the shrine of its tutelary deity (usu. when the child is about 30 days old)​See also 宮参り
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2. Miyamairi​Miyamairi (宮参り, literally "shrine visit") is a traditional Shinto rite of passage in Japan for newborns. Approximately one month after birth (31 days for boys and 33 days for girls), parents and grandparents bring the child to a Shinto shrine, to express gratitude to the deities for the birth of a baby and have a shrine priest pray for his or her health and happiness. The practice is not dissimilar to a Christian baptism.
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