英語訳
Regarding the ceremony of dispatching the divine offerings (shinku), when the head priest states that they should be dispatched, the administrative officer accepts this and goes to the offering hall to inform the deputy administrator accordingly. Then the head priest and others rise from their seats and go to the earthen building <<bowing and saluting as usual>>. Next, the divine offerings are dispatched <<however, for the partial offerings, one from the negi priests>>
The shrine servants announce the advance offerings, sacred sake vessels and other divine offerings <<placed in the sacred chest>>. The tone priest holds these reverently, with the deputy administrator, administrative officers and others following. When passing through the earthen building, the shrine officials prostrate themselves <<as usual>>. Next, the yin-yang master advances and stands, performs purification at the customary place, and the divine offerings arrive at the western offering shelf. Next, the shrine officials rise from the earthen building and proceed before the deity, and the yin-yang master purifies their bodies <<as usual>>. When finished, they divide left and right and take positions before the deity <<bowing and saluting as usual>>. Next, the deputy advances to the small courtyard carrying a torch <<receiving it from shrine servants outside the eastern screen gate and proceeding to the small courtyard as usual>>
Before this, for the pine ceremony, torch brazier fires are prepared behind Haji-no-o shrine, and pine fires are prepared at each shrine <<as in every ritual>>. Next, the deputy advances with the sacred key <<the route is as in every ritual>>. Next, the head ritualist ascends the great platform and opens the sacred doors. At this time, music is performed <<however, the ceremony of stopping the performance below is as usual>>. The shrine officials and below each move from their seats and prostrate themselves. Next, the head priest and head ritualist proceed to the inner sanctuary, and the head negi and below divide left and right to wait above and below the steps <<bowing, saluting, advancing and retreating as usual>>. Next, the rotating offering bearers proceed as in every ritual <<however, after the sacred doors are opened, one (or two) junior attendant(s) wait with the ritualist>>. During this time, the sacred blinds are rolled up. Next, from left and right
Scenic objects are advanced and shot into grass <<two each placed on round seats, with arrow priests preparing and advancing them from the main shrine to the eight shrines. The original ceremony should be root-attached, wrapping the roots with grain leaves and including a little barley and wheat. This is the role of six shrine servants, but in recent times grain leaves are not used; instead paper is used for wrapping and they are placed on round trays, small round seats, etc.>>
The head priest and head ritualist offer these to the second shelf of the great eight-legged table. Next, divine offerings are advanced from the negi priests. First chopsticks, then rice <<served in a sacred bowl>>, then sacred carp <<one fish>>, then sacred birds <<one bird>>, then sacred fresh offerings <<five fish>> <<All from the carp below are served in earthenware vessels with hinoki cypress leaves spread underneath, placed on round trays. However, the sacred fresh offerings are advanced five times>> Fresh sweetfish <<now ten fish>> <<Five fish each with hinoki leaves spread on wooden planks, prepared and advanced by the river administrator>>. Next, the same offerings as above are offered to the first shelf of the great eight-legged table. Next, fresh miscellaneous fish <<hinoki leaves spread on wooden planks, preparation and advancement the same as before>>. Next, the same as above are offered to the second shelf of the great eight-legged table. Next, cucumbers <<placed in sacred chests, number indefinite. Prepared and advanced by nine upper family retainers and two Koyama attendants>>. Next, stacked offerings <<fifty ray fish placed in sacred chests>>. Next, wrapped offerings <<ten sacred confections wrapped and placed in sacred chests, with the head negi holding the chest and having the assistant negi unwrap them in the inner sanctuary as usual>>. Next, sacred sake <<under the sacred worship pillar of the temporary hall, the deputy master fills it, and the administrative master transfers it as in every ritual>>. The above cucumbers and wrapped offerings are offered to the third shelf, stacked offerings are offered on the sacred serving tray, and sacred sake is offered to the first shelf <<however, since it is one set from the negi priests, the head priest offers it>>. Next, the outer sanctuary Koma offerings <<one pickled mackerel placed in a sacred chest, offered by the head negi as usual. Chopsticks and below, everything outside the sacred chest is placed on round trays. These round trays are removed to the ritualist, and each time divine offerings are transferred, shrine servants announce the advance as in every ritual>> When the transfer of these and others is finished, the sacred blinds are lowered and the rotating offering bearers return to their seats. Next, starting with the clan deity ritualists, they rise in order, proceed below the steps, perform one bow, then return to their seats <<however, the Kataoka negi does not return to his seat but goes to a certain shrine. The procedure is as usual>>
During this time, the deputy master shoots into grass <<placing two on small round seats, round trays, etc.>> and advances this to the temporary hall. The procedure is as on March 3rd. Next, the deputy advances the sacred