Kagura
Kagura (Jap., originally ‘seat [or site] of the kami’, though now written with the Chin. ideograms for ‘sacred music’). Dramatic ritual events performed during seasonal festivals in Japan. Thematically associated with mythological exploits in the Kojiki and Nihongi, the performances represent one form of ritual entertainment which constitutes an essential element of all matsuri.
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