60 years old celebration and praying for good health and longevity.
Every milestone in life is a blessing from Kami-sama. This is especially true for people reaching age 60 years old. Visit us to celebrate these milestones, thank Kami-sama for their blessings up to the present, and pray for continued good health and longevity.
It is said that the ten calendar signs (“Jikkan”) and the twelve signs of the Chinese Zodiac (“Jūni-shi”) complete one cycle when the birth year of the zodiac returns on a person’s 60th birthday, called Kanreki. For Kanreki, people go to Shinto Shrines to show gratitude to the Kami that they have been able to live this long, as well as to purify any impurities they may have acquired along the way, to recharge their spirits, and to pray for continued health and longevity. For Kanreki it is customary for the person in the celebratory or honorary seat to wear red clothing. The color red is believed to have the power to protect from evil and was therefore the chosen color for clothing newborns. It is said that wearing red clothes for Kanreki symbolizes the celebrator’s return to the clean slate of infancy. Jikkan: Kinoe, Kinoto, Hinoe, Hinoto, Tsuchinoe, Tsuchinoto, Kanoe, Kanoto, Mizunoe, Mizunoto Jūnishi: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Boar.
The ceremony has a minimum donation of $100 plus shipping when applicable and includes one Omamori. If you would like the ceremony to be held at your location, the minimum donation is $500.
還暦（満60歳） / Kanreki (Age 60)
十干と十二支の両方が一巡し、誕生した年の干支に還ることから還暦と言います。この年を迎えたことを神様に感謝し、これまでの穢れを祓っていただき、健康と長寿を祈願します。
還暦は、御祝いの席で赤い色の衣服（頭巾やちゃんちゃんこ）を着るのが習わしです。赤色は魔除けの力があると信じられ産着に使われていました。それにあやかって、誕生した時に還るという意味で赤色の服を着るようになったと言われています。
：甲（きのえ）・乙（きのと）・丙（ひのえ）・丁（ひのと）・戊（つちのえ）・己（つちのと）・庚（かのえ）・辛（かのと）・壬（みずのえ）・癸（みずのと）
：子（ね）・丑（うし）・寅（とら）・卯（う）・辰（たつ）・巳（み）・午（うま）・未（ひつじ）・申（さる）・酉（とり）・戌（いぬ）・亥（い）
ご祈祷の御玉串料は100ドルからご奉納ください。御玉串料にはお守り１体が含まれています。送料はご負担ください。
