英語訳
Next, announcing the sacred arrival (as usual). Next, the sacred offering feast (food trays are prepared in advance, first one set of chopsticks, one cup of daily offering rice placed in triple earthenware vessels. The upper three offices' moon shapes are as usual. Outside the shrine officials, small earthenware vessels and among the high-piled offerings, two pieces of ray fish each are placed in small earthenware vessels. The right portions are set aside). Next, sacred confections (small amounts wrapped in paper and placed in sacred chests, distributed by the minor assistant). Next, small utensils (placed on trays and distributed by Yatone as usual). Next, the shiri-i ceremony (clear sake distributed by the minor deputy. Cups and below are as usual). Next, the feast utensils are cleared away, and after distributing the reported items, everyone rises from their seats.
Next, each person takes the rice fruit distributed earlier and throws it away while still wrapped toward the upper area of Nara Stone Bridge (this is a ritual for removing five-grain disasters. Hold it in the left hand and throw it backward). When finished, everyone withdraws.
At this time, the assistant hafuri, deputy shrine administrator, ritual child, and purification leaders go from Nara Stone Bridge toward the sacred substitute rice fields, set up sakaki branches, offer sacred sake, and plant early rice seedlings. When finished, they proceed to the lower sacred fields, and the ritual is the same as before. When completed, they withdraw (for this ritual, each goes from Nara Stone Bridge through the front of the two torii and the east side of the horse training ground toward the sacred fields. Now they go through the middle of the horse training ground. The deputy shrine administrator, ritual child, assistant hafuri, etc. take seats on long platforms facing south with western precedence, with the western deputy administrator taking the upper seat as he oversees this matter. The ritual child in the center, assistant hafuri to the east. First, long platforms are laid out in the upper area of the sacred fields, slightly west of center, and the field ground is dug with hoes, and two sakaki branches with four streamers are erected. The chief priest's attendants perform this duty, and sacred sake is offered in front of the erected sakaki. Either the deputy shrine administrator or hafuri makes the offering. The sacred sake utensils consist of one pair of pewter vessels, two pieces of ray fish, small amounts of seaweed (now there is no seaweed), two triple earthenware cups each, and parched rice mixed with soybeans placed in small containers. These are prepared and provided by the chief priest and brought by attendants. After making the offerings, congratulatory words praying for a bountiful year are spoken, two bows are performed, and double clapping is done as usual, with the purification leaders responding. Next, early rice seedlings are presented to the deputy shrine administrator, ritual child, assistant hafuri, etc. These seedlings are prepared in advance by the attendants. At this time, the deputy shrine administrator, ritual child, and assistant hafuri throw the seedlings into the sacred fields (sometimes thrown before the prayers). After doing this three times, the sacred sake is removed, everyone partakes of it, and withdraws. Next, they proceed to the lower sacred fields. The procedure is the same as for the negi fields, located to the left of the road outside Takegahana Gate.
For this ritual concerning sacred sake and below, since the hafuri fields are provided by preparation from within the shrine, when each person visits, they are guided to the council chamber, and the caretaker brings and delivers them to the hafuri's attendants. At this time, the deputy shrine administrator, ritual child, assistant hafuri, etc. take their seats facing south with western precedence, seating arrangement same as before, but laying out one mat. For the hafuri fields mentioned above, setting up the mats, erecting sakaki, placing seedlings, and digging the sacred fields, etc. are duties of the hafuri's attendants. However, two sakaki branches with four streamers are erected on the left and right. Other sacred sake utensils, etc. are the same as before. When the matters are concluded, they partake of the sacred sake feast and each withdraws).
Items for the Eight Shrines' Sacred Offerings (for one shrine)
Sacred chopsticks (one set), cedar-shaped rice (one serving placed in flat earthenware with four streamers), salted sea bream (two pieces), ray fish (two pieces), sacred sake cup (one triple earthenware vessel, stand made of paper)
Diagram of Sacred Offering Feast
Eight Shrines Sacred Offering Basket Style [Figure 1] [Figure 2]
[Contents of Figure 1]
Cedar-shaped rice Two pieces of sea bream
Placed in flat earthenware Ray fish
Two
pieces
Sacred
chopsticks
Sacred cup
[Contents of Figure 2]
Chopsticks
Sacred vegetables Daily offering
Two pieces Rice
[Contents of both Figures 1 and 2 are written in red ink]