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The , also known as the Great Council of State, was the highest decision-making body in Japan's premodern Imperial government under the Ritsuryō legal system during and after the Nara period. It was briefly restored to power after the Meiji Restoration, but soon replaced with the Cabinet. The Daijō-kan was consolidated in the Taihō Code of 701-702, which codified the Ritsuryō system of government in Japan. The Asuka Kiyomihara Code of 689 also played a role in the development of the Daijō-kan as it marked the initial appearance of this central administrative body, composed of the three ministers: the "Daijō-daijin" (Chancellor), the "Sadaijin" (Minister of the Left), and the "Udaijin"(Minister of the Right). The Daijō-kan was responsible for all secular administrative affairs of the country and its subsidiary ministries, while the Department of Divinities, oversaw all matters related to Shintō ritual, clergy, and shrines. However, this structured organization gradually lost power over the course of the 10th and 11th centuries. The Fujiwara clan began to dominate the Daijō-kan as well as the post of Imperial regent. It became common for the regent to hold the post of chancellor or other office simultaneously. By the 12th century, the council was essentially powerless as a separate entity. However, the system was never formally dismantled. Over the course of centuries, the ritsuryō state produced more and more information which was carefully archived. But, with the passage of time in the Heian period, ritsuryō institutions evolved into a political and cultural system without feedback. During the reign of Emperor Kōmei, the aristocracy in Kyoto teamed up with influential provincial leaders to bring back the power and reputation of the Imperial center. But because of many important issues that needed immediate attention, little effort was made to restructure the Daijō-kan, the highest decision-making body of the Imperial government.
Kinensai is a festival that was celebrated every year in ancient Japan on February 4th. It was an important observance of the government. It was held to pray for a good harvest. Emperor Tenmu started the festival in 675 as a rite of the Japanese government. He required all the shrines recorded in the Jinmyochō to perform it. During the festival, tribute was offered to the gods, and the ceremony was attended by high-ranking officials, but the emperor himself did not participate. In the Heian period, the festival became a mere formality and was celebrated solely within the Department of Divinities, the body responsible for the governance of Shinto affairs by the government. Later, the festival became more solemn and focused on worshipping Amaterasu Ōmikami, the sun goddess, and during the period of "cloistered emperors", it became a rite performed by the emperor himself to honor Amaterasu. Kinensai eventually became such a sacred ceremony that it would be canceled in case of any pollution at the Ise Shrines. However, the festival died out at the end of the Muromachi period due to military conflict. It was later revived in an abbreviated, irregular form called sairō by the Shirakawa house, which had inherited the position of head of the Department of Divinities. Kinensai was not reintroduced until the Meiji period in 1869. It is sometimes contrasted with or the fall festival.
The Engishiki Jinmyocho is a historical list of Shinto shrines.  It was written in the Heian period and is the source of the designation of shrines as Myojin Taisha. It is a section of the Engishiki Shrine categorizations. Many categorizations of shrines come from this book:
was a Japanese animation studio based in Kokubunji, Tokyo, founded by former Tatsunoko Production animators on May 1, 1995.
As Aventuras de Gui &amp; Estopa (also known as Gui &amp; Estopa) is a Brazilian Flash animated television series created by Mariana Caltabiano. It aired on Cartoon Network Brazil from 2009 to 2017. The second season aired on 2010. The third season aired on 13 November 2011. The series also aired in Latin America on 2 December 2013 by Tooncast and Boomerang. The fourth season aired on 7 September 2015 by Cartoon Network. In April 2021, the series returns to Boomerang with the fifth season premiere.
Diego Bande (Orense, 1978) is a Galician editor, writer and historian of essays on contemporary music of the twentieth and twenty-first century. He is known for creating the first appbook about alternative music venues in the Old Town of Vigo and for recovering the 50 years of Vigo's music history. Biography. In his literary beginnings, he published several books dealing with the subject of the classics of American music. In 2010, he edited "Cracks de la música de los años 50", followed by "Cracks de la música de los años 60", compiling the North American musical artists of the first half of the 20th century. In 2011, he published "Gods of Rap and Hip-Hop" and "Gods of Grunge." In 2012, he changed register and created the first appbook about the alternative music venues in the Old Town of Vigo, which were the survivors of the socioeconomic crisis that occurred in that area for more than a decade. In 2014, he published "La Movida después de la Movida", the groups of the decades after the famous Vigo Movida of the 80s. The same year, he launched "Los Mejores locales de Rock en Vigo", which brought together the most important alternative music establishments in the same city in the same edition. In "Los increíbles 25 de mediados del 65" (2015) about guateque bands that emerged in Vigo during the Franquismo. His most outstanding work was "50 años de Rock en Vigo", which gathered 50 years of Vigo music in the same work with more than 150 pages.
"Everything Your Heart Desires" is a 1988 song by American duo Hall &amp; Oates and is the leading single from their 13th studio album "Ooh Yeah!". It went to number 3 in the United States, number 6 in Canada, number 28 in New Zealand, number 50 in the Netherlands and number 81 in the United Kingdom.
UGC 12591 is a spiral galaxy located about 400 million light years away from the Earth in the constellation Pegasus. Also, it is the spiral galaxy with the highest known rotational speed of about 500 km/s, almost twice the rotational speed of our galaxy, the Milky Way. The high rotational speed means the galaxy must be very massive at the center; the galaxy has a mass estimated at 4 times that of the Milky Way, making it the third most massive known spiral galaxy after ISOHDFS 27 and J2345-0449. UGC 12591 is far from other galaxies; the nearest galaxy to it is 3.55 million light years away. However, it's shape shows that it probably had a merger or accretion event in its past. It looks somewhat lenticular-like, with a central bulge and dust lanes similar to the Sombrero Galaxy.
Castle Rackrent is a short novel by Maria Edgeworth published in 1800.  Shortly before it was published, an introduction, glossary and notes were added because the family thought people might think it was against the Act of Union 1800. It is partly based on her own family history, "The Black Book of Edgeworthstown". The novel is set in Ireland before the Constitution of 1782. It tells the story of four generations of Rackrents and how badly they managed the estate. They were Anglo-Irish landlords.  It has been called the first historical novel, the first regional novel in English, the first Anglo-Irish novel, the first Big House novel, and the first saga novel. Sir Walter Scott, who met and wrote to Edgeworth said it inspired him to write his Waverley series of novels.
The forest green tree frog or Kinugasa flying frog ("Zhangixalus arboreus") is a frog. It lives in Japan on Honshu Island. People have seen it between 10 and 2350 meters above sea level. The adult male frog is about 42-60 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is about 59-82 mm long. They have more webbed skin on their front feet than on their back feet. The skin of the frog's back is bright green. It can have spots. The skin of the frog's belly is white with brown spots. The iris of the eye is red-brown in color. This frog lives in trees and on the ground near dead leaves. It lives in forests in low places and on mountains. When it is time to lay eggs, the female frog makes a nest out of foam and then puts hundreds of eggs in the nest. She makes the nest over water of a paddy field or pond. The male frog fertilizes the eggs. Then the foam becomes hard. When the eggs hatch, they fall into the water below. When the tadpoles become frogs, they go into the forest. Human beings visiting the part of Honshu where the frog lives come to its ponds to watch it. They do this for fun. Scientists say this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in a large place. Some people say they have seen it in Hokkaido, but scientists are not sure if the frogs live there or if these were people's pets who got outside.
Nagasaki Gokoku Shrine is a shrine in Nagasaki, Japan. It's a Gokoku Shrine and it's dedicated to the spirits of around 60,000 people from Nagasaki Prefecture. These people died between the Meiji Restoration and World War II. The shrine was started in 1869 in Nagasaki's Umegasaki area. At that time, it was called the Nagasaki Shokonsha and it was built to remember the 43 samurais who died in the Boshin War. In 1874, another shrine called Saku Shokonsha was founded in the Nishi-shima area of Nagasaki. This new shrine was built in memory of 536 people who died in the Taiwan Expedition.  Later on, the two shrines joined together and became the Nagasaki Gokoku Shrine in 1942. The shrine buildings were completed in 1944, but in August 1945, all of them were destroyed during the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.  The Sako Shokonsha Shrine (Umegasaki Tenno-miya Shrine) was temporarily relocated at the former Sako Shokonsha Shrine. The shrine was rebuilt in October 1963 and has been designated as a National Important Cultural Property. The shrine celebrates two annual festivals on April 22 and October 26.The shrine is a Gokoku Shrine, which means it's a shrine that's dedicated to the dead from wars. These shrines were created to honor the war dead and were considered "branches" of Yasukuni Shrine. In 1939, they were renamed from Shokonsha.
Socată is a Romanian soft drink. It is made from fermenting elderberry flowers in lemon and sugar. It can be carbonated or not carbonated. There is a Fanta flavor based on the Socată.
The Hue Festival is an important cultural event that takes place every two years in the city of Hue, Vietnam. It aims to celebrate and preserve traditional values in the former imperial capital. The festival offers a range of activities, notably a continuation of the Sacrifice to Heaven, which occurs at the traditional site of Esplanade of Sacrifice to the Heaven and Earth. History. The first Hue Festival named Vietnam-France Festival was held in 1992 . Until 2000, the name was changed to Hue Festival.
Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann (February 20, 1844 – September 5, 1906) was a well-known Austrian physicist, member of the Impreial Austrian Academy of Sciences. He was considered to build the foundations for scientific fields including statistical mechanics and statistical thermodynamics. He was one of the major contributors for atomic theory while the atomic model was still highly controversial. Besides Max Planck, he was also the first person who had ideas for quantum theory. Biography. Childhood and Education. Boltzmann was born in Vienna, the capital of Austrian Empire. His father, Ludwig George Boltzmann, was a tax official. His mother, Katharina Pauernfeind, came from Salzburg. At childhood, his parents invited a private tutor to teach him. He then attended high school in Linz. When he was 15 years old, his father died. Since 1863, Boltzmann studied physics at the University of Vienna. Some of his teachers were Johann Josef Loschmidt, Joseph Stefan, Andreas von Ettingshausen and Jozef Petzval. Boltzmann received his doctorate in 1866. In 1867, Boltzmann was already a university lecturer. After earning his doctorate, Boltzmann worked for two years as Stefan's assistant. Stefan then introduced him James Clerk Maxwell's work. Career. In 1869, at age 25, he was appointed full professor of mathematical physics at the University of Graz. In 1869, he spent several months working with Robert Bunsen and Leo Königsberger at Heidelberg. In 1871, he worked with Gustav Kirchhoff and Hermann von Helmholtz in Berlin. In 1873, Boltzmann went to the University of Vienna as a professor of mathematics and stayed there until 1876. In 1872, he met Henriette von Aigentler, a math and physics teacher in Graz. In 1876, they got married and had three daughters and two sons. Boltzmann returned to Graz as head of the Department of Physics. About 14 years in Graz, he developed his concept of natural
Huastvanift also known as Xuastvanift is a Manichaean text written in the Uyghur language, containing a repentance prayer that Manichaean believers read to confess their sins. The text is important for understanding the lives of Manichaean communities in the East and confirms many concepts found in other Manichaean, Christian, and Muslim writings. The name "Huastvanift" comes from the Uyghur language and means "confession" or "repentance". This text was widely used by Uyghur Manichaeans and has been preserved in many manuscripts and fragments. Name. The name "Huastvanift" is found at the end of manuscript SI 3159 in Uighur language. It originated from Parthian or Sogdian language where it is written as "xw'stw'nyft [xuästvänïft]" and means "confession" or "repentance". Manuscripts. The Huastvanift text was popular in East Turkestan, which is why it has been found in at least 24 manuscripts and preserved over time. Publications. Russian publications In other countries: Language. The book is written in Turkic using the . It is easy to understand because the language is clear and pure. The author or translator didn't use many special Manichaean words, and the sentences are simple. Anyone who can read could understand the text. The writer of the book may have known Buddhist texts with similar content and structure, which were read aloud during special ceremonies to get rid of sins. There are also Iranic structures in the book. For example, "manastar hïrz-a" is used to complete each section, which means "let go of my sin." Content. The text has 15 parts and an ending. Each part is a request to God with a formal confession and a plea for forgiveness for a specific sin. Lines 143 to 160 contain a short list of sins and a request for forgiveness.
Xrôshtag and Padvâxtag are two deities in Manichaean religion. They are always shown together and represent the concepts of "call" and "answer." The call comes from the "living spirit" above, and the answer comes from the person below who wants to be saved.
The Department of Divinities was a government organization in Japan that was created during the ritsuryō reforms in the 8th century. It had several names, including the Department of Shinto Affairs, Department of Rites, Department of Worship, and Council of Divinities. It was established under the Taihō Code, which also created the Daijō-kan.. However, it was first mentioned in the Asuka Kiyomihara Code. The Department of Divinities, also known as Jingi-kan, was a part of the Japanese Imperial bureaucracy established in the 8th century under the ritsuryō reforms. While Daijō-kan handled secular administrative affairs, Jingi-kan oversaw all matters related to Shintō, particularly of kami worship.. This included overseeing kami-related affairs at court and provincial shrines, coordinating the provinces' ritual practices with those in the capital, and performing rites for the celestial and terrestrial deities based on a code called jingi-ryō. The Department of Divinities, also known as the Department of Shinto Affairs, was a Japanese Imperial bureaucracy established in the 8th century to oversee almost all matters related to Shintō and kami worship. While the department existed for almost a century, there were periods of time where it was effectively non-existent, such as during the Ōnin War when it was burned down. During the Meiji period, the department was briefly reinstated and then dissolved, succeeded by the and Ministry of Religion (教部省, "kyōbushō")...
Hayatani Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kamihira, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture. It is a Myojin Taisha and Ninomiya of Aki Province and is currently designated as a Beppyo Shrine. Overview. Hayatani Shrine is a sacred place in Aki Province that has been worshipped for over 1,700 years. It used to have a higher status than Itsukushima Shrine. People from all over Japan visit Hayatani Shrine to pray for traffic safety, especially when buying a new car. The shrine is also known for purifying the buses and trains of the Hiroshima Electric Railway. This shrine is one of the "Three Great Shrines of Aki Province", along with Itsukushima Shrine and Take Shrine (多家神社). For a long time, travelers on the Sanyo Expressway have prayed for safety on their journeys at this shrine, and it is still considered a protector of traffic safety on the expressway.
Sakatsura Isosaki Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture. It used to be a Myojin Taisha and now it is a Beppyo Shrine. It enshrines Sukunabikona.
Isono Shrine, also known as Isono Shrine, is a Shinto shrine located in Nakano, Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture. The Engishiki Jinmyocho ranked it as a Myojin Taisha, and now it's a Beppyo shrine under the Association of Shinto Shrines. The shrine's emblem is "Goshoguruma" (御所車). The shrine is famous for dedicating the largest Matsuri floats during the Saijo Festival (西条祭り). This festival is known for its splendor and takes place in the area. The shrine was formerly known as 'Isonomiya' in the olden days.
Shikigeisha (式外社) refers to Shinto shrines that were known to have existed in the early 10th century when the Engishiki Jinmyocho was being written, but were not included in it.  Shikigeisha, therefore, were considered "off-register" or "unofficial" shrines that were not recognized by the government as official state shrines. Shikigeisha can be further classified into various categories, including shrines outside the control of the imperial court, those with their own power and influence, shrines that integrated Buddhism into their practices, and shrines managed by Buddhist monks. Additionally, some Shikigeisha lacked proper formal shrine buildings. Shikigeisha contrast with Shikinaisha which are shrines that were recorded in the Engishiki.  Kokushi genzaisha are a type of Shikigeisha which appear in the Rikkokushi.
Ogata Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture. It was recorded in the Engishiki Jinmyocho as a Myojin Taisha. It is the Ninomiya or second ranked shrine of Owari Province. It is a Beppyo shrine. It is located next to Tagata Shrine. It has a vagina festival on May 14th and that shrine has a penis festival on May 15th Description. There are many small shrines within the precincts of Ogata Shrine. In the past, there used to be two Betsugu shrines and 52 subordinate shrines. One of these shrines, called Hime no Miya, is dedicated to Tamahime no Mikoto (although some people believe it is dedicated to Kurinama no kami). Since ancient times, this shrine has been worshipped as a guardian deity for safe childbirth. This is related to the phallus-shaped object at Tagata Shrine in Komaki City. At the top of Mt. Hongu, there is Hongu Shrine, which is dedicated to the Aramitama of Oogata no Okami. The building of the Ogata Shrine is known as 'Ogata-zukuri' and was constructed in 1661 by Mitsutomo Tokugawa, who was the second lord of the Owari Domain.  In addition to the shrine itself, Ogata Shrine also oversees the Aotsuka Kofun, which is the second largest keyhole-shaped burial mound in Aichi Prefecture. The surrounding area is also filled with ancient burial mounds, including round burial mounds. On the slope of the mountain behind the shrine's grounds, there are approximately 300 weeping plum trees.
Tashima Shrine is a shrine situated on Kabeshima Island in Yobuko Town, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture. It is located in the area known as Suerokoku, which is believed to be the first land of the mainland of Wakoku as per Wajinden records. It is an important point for safe sea crossings to the continent, and has received significant orders from the central government since ancient times.  In earlier times, it was called 'Tajima Niimasu Kaminoyashiro'. It is the only Myojin Taisha in Hizen Province, and was previously classified as Kokuhei Chusha due to renovations during the Meiji period. Currently, it is a beppyo shrine of the Association of Shinto Shrines. It is associated with Sayohime Matsuura, whose poem was written by Okura Yamanoue, and is said to be the original shrine (roots) of Munakata Taisha.
Sumiyoshi Shrine is a shrine in Sumiyoshi Ashibe-cho, Iki City, Nagasaki Prefecture. It was a a Myojin Taisha according to the Engishiki Jinmyocho. it now serves as a beppyo shrine of the Association of Shinto Shrines. History. According to the legend of Sumiyoshi Shrine, Empress Jingu, who succeeded in conquering the three Korean kingdoms with the help of Sumiyoshi Okami, landed on her way back to Gonoura-cho, Iki City (now called Oura), and enshrined the three gods there. The shrine claims to be the first Sumiyoshi Shrine in Japan. Later, it was moved to its current location by divine guidance. In the "Engishiki Jinmyocho," it was recorded as a Myojin Taisha, and the shrine also claims to be the head shrine in Nagasaki Prefecture. In May 1871, it was ranked as Kokuhei Chusha.
Iminomiya Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture . It is located in the Chofu area, which was once a castle town. The shrine is believed to have been built on the site of Toyoura no Miya, a temporary imperial palace where Emperor Chuai is said to have stayed during his conquest of Kumaso. Overview. Iminomiya Shrine is a Shikinaisha, which was previously recognized as Kokuheishosha. It is thought to be the Ninomiya of Nagato Province and is currently a beppyo shrine under the Association of Shinto Shrines. The shrine's precincts include two small islands, Manju Island and Kanju Island, which are designated as a national natural monument. During the Kyushu sumo wrestling tournament, Shoko Kaiketsu prayed for victory at Arakuma Inari Shrine and won the championship. Since then, he has visited the shrine every November 3rd during the three-day sumo wrestling event. Next to the shrine, there is a sumo wrestling museum where visitors can see Kaiketsu and Kuniyasu Ono's kesumemawashi (sumo wrestler's loincloth), the championship cup, and a large ginkgo tree. History. In 192, Emperor Chuai visited Kumaso to conquer it. In the following year, Toyoura no Miya was built. In 195, Sun Gongman, the 11th generation of the First Qin emperor, settled in Japan and brought rare silkworm eggs as a gift. It is believed that the Toyoura-no-miya Shrine (now Iminomiya-jinja Shrine) was where these silkworm seeds were introduced. In 199, Empress Jingu established a shrine at the site of Toyoura Palace to enshrine Emperor Chuai, who died in Kashii, Tsukushi. This was done because the emperor doubted the oracle from Amaterasu Omikami and the three gods of Sumiyoshi. Later, Empress Jingu and Emperor Ojin were also enshrined during the reign of Emperor Sh