Orgy (English spelling)

Japanese: オルギー(英語表記)orgy
Orgy (English spelling)
The word originates from orgia, which meant a ritual act in ancient Greece. It eventually came to be used to refer to the mysteries of Eleusis and Dionysus, and came to indicate the intense state of excitement and ecstasy of the group, accompanied by wild dancing, drinking, and ecstasy that were characteristic of those rites. It is said that in the state of orgia, believers believed that they could merge with the god of life who dies and resurrects, and share in his power. This phenomenon is not limited to ancient Greece, but is seen widely throughout history. For example, it can be found in the Saturnalia festival in Rome, the ghost dance of American Indians in the late 19th century, the dancing nembutsu of medieval Japan, and the Eejanaika dance of the late Edo period.

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Japanese:
古代ギリシアで儀礼的行為を意味した orgiaを語源とする。やがてエレウシスやディオニュソスの秘儀をさすのに用いられるようになり,それらの祭儀に特徴的な乱舞,乱飲,狂喜を伴う集団の激しい興奮状態,忘我的陶酔状態をさし示す言葉となった。信者たちは,オルギー状態のなかで,死して復活する生命の神と合体し,神の力にあずかることができると信じたといわれる。この現象は,古代ギリシアに限らず歴史上広範にみられる。たとえば,ローマのサトゥルナリア祭,19世紀末のアメリカインディアンのゴースト・ダンス,あるいは日本中世の踊念仏,江戸末期のええじゃないか踊りのなかにも見出される。

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