matsurin.

1727 J. G. Scheuchzer tr. E. Kæmpfer Hist. Japan I. iii. 223 It is a custom which obtains in all cities and villages, to have two such Matsuri's celebrated every year with great pomp and solemnity in honour of that God, to whose more particular care and protection they have devoted themselves.

1795 C. R. Hopson tr. C. P. Thunberg Trav. IV. 46 Their chief festivals are the Feast of Lanthorns, and what is called the Matsuri.

1841 Manners & Customs of Japanese iii. 65 Many and..various peculiarities belong to the Matsuri festival.

1883 E. G. Holtham Eight Years in Japan viii. 194 The Kiyōto matsuri, specially connected with the ‘Gion’ quarter of the city, inhabited by singing and dancing girls and such like,..was well worth seeing.

1928 F. A. Lombard Outl. Hist. Japanese Drama iii. 62 Matsuri..have from ancient times in Japan been occasions of great popular rejoicing.

1964 Asia Mag. 20 Sept. 9 (caption) The winding festival or matsuri.

1991 Daily Tel. 13 Sept. (Japan Festival Suppl.) 8 The largest matsuri ever to be held outside Japan will be staged at Hyde Park next weekend... Over the centuries, the scope has broadened to include any traditional culturally-based event.

2000 N. Bornoff National Geogr. Traveler: Japan 22 Colorful matsuri festivals are popular events, throughout the year, and some 70 million people visit the shrines during celebrations at New Year.

2017 H. Hardacre Shinto xv. 480 The Kobe Matsuri is one of the oldest and largest civic pageants. It was founded in 1967..and does not stem from shrine ceremonial, in spite of the use of the term matsuri.