秋季皇霊祭

しゅうきこうれいさい

imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the autumnal equinox

皇霊祭

こうれいさい

equinoctial ceremony held by the emperor at the shrine of imperial ancestors

春季

しゅんき

spring season

季春

きしゅん

late spring

皇霊

こうれい

spirits of past emperors

霊祭

ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)

春季キャンプ

しゅんきキャンプ

spring training camp

皇霊殿

こうれいでん こうれいどの

shrine of imperial ancestors

慰霊祭

いれいさい

memorial service

万霊祭

ばんれいさい

All Souls' Day

春祭り

はるまつり

spring festival

春日祭

かすがまつり

Kasuga Festival (held at Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara on March 13)

春季汎用

しゅんきはんよう

Spring general-purpose

神武天皇祭

じんむてんのうさい

Festival of Emperor Jimmu (formerly held annually on April 3rd, the supposed day of his death)

聖霊降臨祭

せいれいこうりんさい

(the feast of) Pentecost

合同慰霊祭

ごうどういれいさい

joint service for the war dead

季

き

season

祖先の霊を祭る

そせんのれいをまつる

to perform religious services for the departed souls of one's ancestors

皇

divine; imperial