Those two hair ornaments were given by two gods of Moriya. They represents that Sanae were their kazehouri,their priest or something.
After eating the sacrificial offerings,Sanae became a same level existence as the other two gods.So the hair ornaments as the symbols that Sanae was lower than two gods broke.
Those two hair ornaments were given by two gods of Moriya. They represents that Sanae were their kazehouri,their priest or something.
After eating the sacrificial offerings,Sanae became a same level existence as the other two gods.So the hair ornaments as the symbols that Sanae was lower than two gods broke.
Wasn't she already a goddess or something, being deified but human at the same time?
You could say she was born a goddess who otherwise lived the life of a human and who was not able to really use her powers until she came to Gensokyo. Kanako and Suwako put her under their protection with the ornaments. With this event, Sanae basically gave up her humanity to ascend to full fledged godhood by consuming an offering literally to the gods. Also, by 'giving up her humanity', she became as much of a non-human as anyone else who really ascends to something more, like a hermit or magician youkai.