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 Reisai

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• Sikh religion
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• kamadogami
• Aku
• saifuku
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In the Shinto faith, a Reisai is a festival held at an individual shrine for its honored deity.

Alternate Spellings: Raiden

Related Resources:

Shinto
Learn about the beliefs and customs of Shinto, Asia's most ancient ancestral religion.

Taoism/Daoism
Taoism (also known as Daoism)is both a religion and a philosophy, and an influence on Asian society for two thousand years. Learn what makes Taoism so unique. includes links to texts, information about deities, beliefs, pictures and biographies.

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The way of the Kami- An online biography of a Shinto priest.

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