A Study on the Interruption and Revival of Shinto Rituals in Local Communities
An Analysis of Newspaper Article Data since 2001 for the Entire Nation
2023 Volume 21 Issue 4 Pages 363-367
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2023 Volume 21 Issue 4 Pages 363-367
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak people were directed to refrain from going outside and to avoid crowded and closed places, and voluntary measures to cancel or postpone most festivals and events were taken. While Shinto rituals have always played a variety of roles, we believe that it will be important to consider how to revive rituals that were suspended in the wake of COVID-19 in the future. Therefore, with the aim of providing basic information for the revival of Shinto rituals in the post-COVID-19 period, the number of cases of revived rituals and the reasons for their interruption and revival were identified from newspaper article data over time. As a result, the impact of interruptions due to the Great East Japan Earthquake and the COVID-19 epidemic, as well as various reasons for interruptions and revivals were revealed.
