大祭司

だいさいし

high priest

大祭り

おおまつり

grand festival

例大祭

れいたいさい

regularly held festival

大嘗祭

だいじょうさい おおにえのまつり おおなめまつり

first ceremonial offering of rice by newly-enthroned Emperor

大学祭

だいがくさい

university festival, rag day

大感謝祭

だいかんしゃさい

great customer appreciation sale (held at year-end, on a company anniversary, etc.)

祭

まつり

festival, feast

燔祭

はんさい

burnt offering (i.e. religious animal sacrifice)

祭文

さいぶん さいもん

address to the gods, type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era

奇祭

きさい

strange festival, festival with bizarre or unusual ritual

祝祭

しゅくさい

festivals, feasts

祭服

さいふく

vestments worn by priests and attendants (Shinto, Christian, etc.)

祭具

さいぐ

equipment used in rituals

助祭

じょさい

deacon (Catholic)

学祭

がくさい

school festival

供祭

ぐさい きょうさい

offerings, offerings and worship

合祭

ごうさい

enshrining together

獺祭

だっさい だっ さい

arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry, literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.

勅祭

ちょくさい

festival held by imperial order