2011年10月30日日曜日

What's my view of religion?

I don't have certain religion, however, I come up with the existence of the god when I have some matters I can't solve and need someone's help, or when I visit the temple.

I have culture to visit temple once or twice in a year since I was a small child, so eventually, influenced by Shintoism. I visit the temple on January 1st, and throw the money (お賽銭), and wish happiness of the next year to the god (神様). After that, I buy a kind of charm(お守り), praying for safety of the traffic, health, and achievement of the study. I feel some spiritual power from a charm, and when I have a charm with me, I can feel somewhat secured. My grandmother send me a charm for travel safety when I go abroad for the travel. I think a charm is the traditional way to wish happiness for someone or myself.

Also, Shintoism is deeply related to the nature, so we have a small festival to appreciate the nature in the period of the season, such as 雛祭り,七夕, 夏祭り, and 月見. On the other hand, Shintoism influence on us when the important point of our life, such as when a baby was born, when we get married, and when people die. I'm proud of these Japanese simple and quiet but warm culture.

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