Saisaki-mode explained
referred to the practice of visiting shrines and temples earlier than usual for Hatsumōde in 2021 during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. This practice aimed to avoid the usual crowds of worshippers and the resultant difficulties in maintaining social distancing. The concept was first proposed by a shrine in Fukuoka Prefecture and subsequently encouraged by the Fukuoka Prefecture Shrine Agency.[1]
There is a traditional Japanese custom of exchanging end-of-year greetings, and preparing for the New Year by the end of December with a sentiment of hoping for a "auspicious start" to the year. This concept resonated well with this sentiment and quickly spread nationwide. There are also shrines and temples that refer to this practice as "".[2]
Shrines and temples that perform good luck pilgrimages
See also
Notes and References
- https://fukuoka-leapup.jp/city/202012.171 「三社参り」の文化を生んだ福岡から、コロナに対応した新しい初詣様式「幸先詣（さいさきもうで）」が誕生。
- https://www.tour.ne.jp/matome/articles/j618/ 2021年の初詣はココが違う！「幸先詣」や「分散参拝」など全国神社のコロナ対策＆鉄道各社の終夜運転
- https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/31ee2a38583b1dfc26cc319d0103481ac89762cd 「分散参拝」に「オンライン授与所」…神田明神に聞く、コロナ禍の初詣
- https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/b7159f0382934db4ec5066b7c50fd201c14e5227/images/000 密を避け、前倒し初詣は幸先良い
- https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/4971a16de6a5e1d9b3e02153019cd26190af6fcd 調布・コロナ禍の「深大寺」「布多天神社」初詣 分散参拝で「密」回避、「幸先詣」も
- https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/9fdce625036efa63e81d74b1f31dfe608f6cd176 滋賀「近江神宮」で幸先詣、新年のかるたへの対策も
- https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/7446a758521f172965808eda38dea9b0f0f9892a 奈良 春日大社「幸先詣」が静かに浸透
