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The latter are staffed by priests, known as [[kannushi]], who oversee offerings of food and drink to the specific kami enshrined at that location. This is done to cultivate harmony between humans and kami and to solicit the latter's blessing. Other common rituals include the [[kagura]] dances, rites of passage, and ''kami'' festivals. Public shrines facilitate forms of divination and supply religious

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