Tsukinami-sai is held at shrines at the beginning of each month. Beginnings are important in Shinto as a means of renewal, and as a marker of this the ceremony offers purification to start the new month afresh.

For English-language speakers, Rev Hasegawa Izumi of the Shusse Inari Shrine in Los Angeles will offer a live streaming on Aug 1 at 7 pm PDT (11 am Aug 2, Sunday morning, in Japan).

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Rev. Hasegawa writes: On Saturday, August 1st, at 7 pm, we will hold 月次祭 Tsukinami-sai and live stream it on our YouTube Channel “ShintoInari”. We hope you can join us.

Tsukinami-sai is the Shinto service to show respect and appreciation and ask for blessings from the nature spirits. Since we have new members for our membership, we will combine the service with a celebration of their induction. Also for those of our members who will be having a birthday this month, we will hold a birth-month Kigan Gokitō blessing service after the conclusion of the service.
 
We plan to live stream the service on YouTube starting on Saturday, August 1st, 7:00 pm (PDT) on the channel “ShintoInari.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTPuHMYLivg
We hope that you can join us wherever you are at the time.

In order to begin raising funds to open a community center (Shinto Shrine) and hold various events, we have decided that, from July’s Tsukinami-sai, the priest’s Closing Talk will only be open to members/patrons (for members/patrons, we will send a separate email for members’ only link).

If you are interested in hearing the talk, please join our membership through our website ShintoInari.org or Patreon.com/ShintoInari. The Closing Talks will explain the prayers that were read, discuss traditional Japanese customs, and include other information and background.

Omatsuri Service Live Stream: From the beginning to before the Closing Talk —- Available to the public/non-members
Closing Talk —- Available to Silver Patrons, Gold Patrons, and Shrine Sūkeikai regular and VIP members

Omatsuri video archive:

• First half of the service —-  Available to the public/non-members
• From the beginning to before the Closing Talk —- Bronze Patrons
• From the beginning through the end of the Closing Talk —- Silver Patrons, Gold Patrons, Shrine’s Sūkeikai regular and VIP members

We welcome osaisen (donations) to participate in the live stream service.                                                  Please contribute your support:

May the Nature Spirits/Kami-sama be with you!

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(For an example of the May ceremony, see this youtube recording.)