Going down - Going down

Japanese: お下り - おくだり
Going down - Going down

...A frenzied popular movement that took place mainly in the Kinai and Tokai regions from August 1867 (Keio 3) to April of the following year, triggered by the descent of sacred talismans from Ise Shrine. The name comes from the phrases chanted by the people while dancing, such as "Eejanaika," "Yoijainaika," and "Iijainaika," but during the Keio period it was often called O-kudari (Suruga, Omi), Ofuda-dori (Totomi), Okage (Ise, Kawachi), Okage Sodo (Ise), Okage Festival (Shinano), O-odori (Awa, Bizen), Suzume-odori (Awaji), Choitosa Festival (Shinano), and Yachoro Festival (Shinano). It was only after 1931 that "Eejanaika" became established as an academic term in the academic world. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Oshiri" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1867年(慶応3)8月から翌年4月ころにかけ,伊勢神宮の神符等が降下したということを契機に,畿内・東海地区を中心におこった狂乱的な民衆運動。名称は民衆が踊りながら唱えた文句に〈ええじゃないか〉〈よいじゃないか〉〈いいじゃないか〉等の語があったためであるが,慶応当時はお下り(駿河,近江),御札降り(遠江),おかげ(伊勢,河内),おかげ騒動(伊勢),おかげ祭(信濃),大踊(阿波,備前),雀踊(淡路),チョイトサ祭(信濃),ヤッチョロ祭(信濃)などと呼ばれることが多かった。学術用語として〈ええじゃないか〉が学界に定着したのは1931年以後のことである。…

※「お下り」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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