I mean, it's not like we know whether the gods really exist or not. They might. They might just be stories people made up in the past to explain natural disasters. But we'll never really know so we might as well pay our respects just in case. In the past, people would pray it make offerings to the god that protected their village or lived in the area because if you angered them, they might keep the crops from growing as punishment. But you'd also want to pray to the war god Bishamonten if you wanted their blessing in war. A lot of students ask gods like Tenjin to give them luck for exams because he's the god of teaching. If they're actually there, they might help us. If they're not, they're just not.
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I mean, it's not like we know whether the gods really exist or not. They might. They might just be stories people made up in the past to explain natural disasters. But we'll never really know so we might as well pay our respects just in case. In the past, people would pray it make offerings to the god that protected their village or lived in the area because if you angered them, they might keep the crops from growing as punishment. But you'd also want to pray to the war god Bishamonten if you wanted their blessing in war. A lot of students ask gods like Tenjin to give them luck for exams because he's the god of teaching. If they're actually there, they might help us. If they're not, they're just not.