Word Meaning 大社

今年の初詣は出雲大社に行って、縁結びの神様に素敵な出会いをお願いしてきました。

I went to Izumo-taisha for my New Year's shrine visit and asked the god of marriage to arrange that I meet my special someone.

日本では、旧暦の１０月は、全国の神様が出雲大社に集まると言われていて、神様が各地からいなくなるこの旧暦の１０月を「神無月」と呼びます。ただ、神様が集まる出雲地方だけは「神在月」と別名で呼ばれます。

In Japan, it is said that in the tenth month of the lunar calendar, all the gods of the country gather at Izumo-taisha, and so the tenth month, when the gods disappear from various regions, is called "the month without gods". However, in the Izumo region, where the gods gather, it is also called "the month with gods".