Okinamai - Dance of the Old Man

Japanese: 翁舞 - おきなまい
Okinamai - Dance of the Old Man
〘Noun〙 In Noh, the shite of the "Okina" wears an Okina mask and dances. It can also refer to Kagura (a Shinto dance) performed by the "Okina". *Haiku, Inu Tsukuba Collection (around 1532) Miscellaneous "Okina mai koso haji wo kaki kere Dochu ni chiri yatarari to fumaran"

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Japanese:
〘名〙 能楽で「翁」のシテが翁面をつけて舞う舞。特に「翁」で舞う神楽(かみがく)をさすこともある。※俳諧・犬筑波集(1532頃)雑「おきな舞こそはぢをかきけれ 道中に塵やたらりとふまるらん」

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