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On top of Services that are conducted regularly on a daily and monthly basis, the Tsutome can be also be performed as needed as a "[[prayer service]]" or "[[thanksgiving service]]." The forms which these services take differ according to the situation—they may be performed in the same way a monthly service is performed with a full set of dancers, instruments, and singers—or with just a few instruments (a service with two people at wooden clappers and counter and everyone else doing the seated service is a common form) or even on an individual basis.
Another common service is a ''[[yohaishiki]]'' ("service from afar") held on the 26th for followers who are unable to return to Jiba for Grand/Monthly Services at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters. Finally, some services, such as those performed at regional Women's, Young Men's, and Boys and Girls conventions are referred to as "[[service practicespractice]]s (''manabi'')."
=== "Service" as a gloss for "matsuri" ===
<ref name="Spahn Hadamitzky">Spahn, Mark and Hadamitzky, Wolfgang. Japanese Character Dictionary. Tokyo: Nichigai Associates, p. 299.</ref>
<ref name="?">*citation neededJust one example is ''An Introduction to Otsutome: Daily Devotion of Jōdo Shū'' by Rev. Kenjo S. Urakami.</ref>
<ref name="TJ">Unless otherwise noted, subsequent text on this page is largely based on the entry "o-tsutome," ''Kaitei Tenrikyō jiten'', edited by [[Oyasato Institute for the Study of Religion|Tenri Daigaku Oyasato Kenkyūsho]]. Tenri: Tenrikyō Dōyūsha, pp. 556–559.
