What does 祭る (matsuru | まつる) mean in Japanese?

	The Japanese word
	祭る
	is pronounced
	matsuru \| まつる
	means
	to deify, to enshrine

	Examples:
	学祭っていつなの？ gaku matsutte itsu na no? When is your school festival?
	この記念碑は祖国に命を捧げた兵士を祭っている。 kono kinen hi wa sokoku ni inochi o sasage ta heishi o matsutte iru. This monument is dedicated to the soldiers who gave their lives to their country.
	「ところで神社を知っていますか？」「軽く触れる程度には。信仰対象となった存在、いわゆるところの神格を祭る礼拝施設ね」. ' tokorode jinja o shitte i masu ka? ' ' karuku fureru teido ni wa. shinkō taishō to natta sonzai, iwayuru tokoro no shinkaku o matsuru reihai shisetsu ne ' "By the way, do you know what a Shinto shrine is?" "I've a little bit of knowledge on the subject. It's a religious facility where that which is the object of worship, that called the genius loci, is enshrined.".

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org