ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Amaterasu

Amaterasu is a really big and powerful goddess from Japan. She is so powerful that she is the goddess of the sun, which is really bright and gives us warmth and light. People used to believe that Amaterasu lived in the sky and controlled the sun.

Legend has it that Amaterasu's brother, Susanoo, was always causing trouble and making her mad. One day, he even destroyed her rice fields and made her angry enough to hide in a cave. Without Amaterasu, the world was dark, cold, and scary.

The other gods and goddesses tried different things to get Amaterasu to come out of the cave, but nothing worked. Finally, one of them came up with a plan. They created a really fun party and started dancing and playing music outside the cave. One goddess even danced so wildly that her clothes fell off, and everyone started laughing and having a good time. Amaterasu became curious and peeked out of the cave to see what was going on. When she saw how much fun everyone was having, she couldn't help but join in too. As soon as she came out of the cave, the world became bright and warm again.

From that day on, people have believed that if you want to make something or someone happy, you should have a party and dance like crazy. They also believe that Amaterasu is still watching over us from the sky, making sure we all have warmth and light in our lives.