shishi mai (In Shinto

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• Shishi-mai —    Lion dance. Also shishi odori, lion dance or deer dance. In Japan there are several versions of the Chinese lion dance which is found throughout the far east, although sometimes in Japan the lion masks have horns like deer (shika), and there… …   A Popular Dictionary of Shinto

• Shishi —     Lion . For the Japanese the lion was a semi mythical animal, known only through Chinese Korean culture and particularly in the lion dance, shishi mai.    See also Koma inu …   A Popular Dictionary of Shinto

• Shishi-odori —    It can mean lion dance or deer dance.    See under Shishi mai …   A Popular Dictionary of Shinto

• Shinto — Shintoist, n., adj. /shin toh/, n. 1. Also, Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship. adj. 2. Also, Shintoistic. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Shinto. [ < Japn shinto, earlier shintau …   Universalium

• Tono Matsuri —    An autumn festival of the Tonogo Hachiman shrine, Iwate. A unique form of festival music and dance called nambu bayashi (southern music) is performed as well as traditional arts which include shishi odori (see Shishi mai, lion dance), taue… …   A Popular Dictionary of Shinto

• Hibuse matsuri —    A festival to ward off fires, held at the Osaki jinja, Miyagi on April 29th. It features a dance called hibuse no tora mai or dance of the fire preventing tiger which resembles a shishi mai.    See also Hidaka hibuse matsuri …   A Popular Dictionary of Shinto

• Kamen —    Masks, widely used in festivals to represent visitors or characters from the other world and from legend. They tend to have grotesque features such as horns, sharp teeth, unkempt hair, round eyes or other unsettling deformities. Most common… …   A Popular Dictionary of Shinto

• Nagasaki Kunchi —    Autumn festival (also known as o kunchi or o suwa matsuri) of the Suwa jinja, Nagasaki which involves also the mikoshi of other major Nagasaki shrines. It is held from October 7 9th. Kunchi is a local dialect word meaning autumn festival. The… …   A Popular Dictionary of Shinto

• Sake —    Rice wine. It is universally used as a ritual offering to the shrine and then distributed among the participants. Carefully prepared forms of sake often with special names (e.g. kuroki) are offered to the kami in solemn rites and the… …   A Popular Dictionary of Shinto

• Takayama matsuri —    A festival performed at two venues in Takayama shi, Gifu. The spring festival (a sanno matsuri) takes place at the the Hie jinja, April 14 15th, and the autumn festival on October 9 10th at the Sakuragaoka Hachiman gu. Gorgeous three tiered… …   A Popular Dictionary of Shinto

• Shichi-fuku-jin —    Seven good luck gods. The seven gods of good fortune. Of widely different origins, they are commonly represented sitting together in a treasure boat to symbolise coming prosperity and are particularly popular at new year. They are: Ebisu,… …   A Popular Dictionary of Shinto