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2007.12.05
In many American homes, the kitchen table is used for everyday meals, while the dining room table is reserved for company and special events. But today we talk about a table of sorts that's even more special!
ALTAR 祭壇、供物台(神棚、仏壇)
- An altar is a table or similar flat, raised surface used for religious ceremonies in a church or temple.
The object in many Japanese homes at which people pray or make offerings is also called an altar, a “Buddhist altar”, or a “family altar”. - altar とは、教会や寺院での礼拝に使われるテーブル、または、それに似て表面が平らで高いテーブルのことをさします。
多くの日本の家にある、祈ったり、供え物をしたりするもの、つまり、神棚や仏壇のことも、altar と言います。Buddhist altar (仏壇のみ)または family altar と言うこともあります。
- At my church, they always decorate the altar with bright red poinsettias for the Christmas season.
- The temple's head priest chanted prayers while sitting cross-legged in front of the golden altar.
- (a foreign student talking about an experience in Japan)
We each lit a stick of incense at the small family altar where they had placed a photograph of Aki's grandmother.
Have a peaceful day!