what does 節目のご祈祷 mean


I read a manga named 神様の御用人.

<https://www.cmoa.jp/title/116209/> (page 28)

I don't understand 厄払いや **節目のご祈祷** も行っております. I searched the vocab in jisho but
it doesn't make any sense.

Please enlighten me.




This 節目 vaguely refers to important life events such as 入学/卒業, 成人, 就職/転職, 住宅購入
and 結婚, but one of the most important is probably
[七五三](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shichi-Go-San) today. In other words, one
enters the next life "stage" after a 節目, and it's a good timing to thank and
pray for Japanese _kami_. The kanji 節 means "section", and it's the same 節 as
in 季節.

There is no charge if you just visit a shrine and pray by yourself (aside from
small _saisen_ ), but most shrines offer paid services to have a priest pray
only for you. [This](https://kanmuri.com/topics/691) is an example of a price
list.

