Kaneodori - Kaneodori

...Dances performed to the violent beating of drums and bells are widespread throughout the country, and this is because the sounds of the drums and bells are likened to thunder, and are a kind of phantom magic. Dances of this type are of the Furyu style, in which the performers wear various ornaments, and examples of these include the "Taiko Dance," the "Buddhist Goblet Dance," and the "Nenbutsu Dance." In addition, in the Kanto region, due to the belief that the dragon god calls for rain, the lion's head is likened to a dragon's head, and the lion dance is performed as a rain-making dance, or the dragon head dance is performed. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kane Odori" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…太鼓や鉦（かね）を激しく打ち鳴らして踊る芸態が全国に広く分布しているが，これは太鼓や鉦の音を雷鳴に擬しているからであり，一種の類感呪術である。この種の芸態の踊りは，さまざまの飾り物を身につける風流（ふりゆう）系の踊りであり，〈太鼓踊〉〈鉦踊〉〈念仏踊〉などがこれにあてられる。また，竜神が雨を呼ぶという信仰から，獅子頭を竜頭に見たて獅子舞を雨乞踊として踊ったり，竜頭舞を演じたりするところも関東にはある。…

※「鉦踊」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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