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The most popular form of Shinto worship involves the various [[Matsuri]] (festivals). These feature the big parades where portable shrines (O-Mikoshi) are carried through the streets on the shoulders of community teams. The wilder the shrine is thrashed about, the more apt a kami is to take notice of it. Sometimes things get a bit out of hand-there're usually always a couple of deaths attributed to O-Mikoshi trampling every year.  

The most popular form of Shinto worship involves the various [[Matsuri]] (festivals). These feature the big parades where portable shrines (O-Mikoshi) are carried through the streets on the shoulders of community teams. The wilder the shrine is thrashed about, the more apt a kami is to take notice of it. Sometimes things get a bit out of hand-there're usually always a couple of deaths attributed to O-Mikoshi trampling every year.  

The above will give you an idea of what Jinja Shinto entails (the traditional brand, most shrines of which are registered with the Jinja Honcho association). There's also [[Kyoha]] (sectarian shinto, started during the Meiji) and [[State Shinto]] (which helped bring on WWII). There's also [[folk Shinto]], which encompasses a myriad of family and regional traditions and practices).

The above will give you an idea of what Jinja Shinto entails (the traditional brand, most shrines of which are registered with the Jinja Honcho association). There's also [[Kyoha]] (sectarian shinto, started during the Meiji) and [[State Shinto]] (which helped bring on WWII). There's also [[folk Shinto]], which encompasses a myriad of family and regional traditions and practices).

[[Category:Shinto]]

[[Category:Shinto]]