On October 18 of the lunar calendar, the 'Karasade-matsuri Festival,' a festival to bid farewell to the deities, is held in the haiden (a building for worshipping deities) of Izumo Taisha Shrine.
旧暦10月18日には、各地に帰る神々を見送る「神等去出祭」が出雲大社拝殿で行われる。