Corroboree (English spelling)

Japanese: コロボリー（英語表記）corroboree

A sacred and secret Aboriginal ritual, often accompanied by music, dance and theatrical acts. Some are more playful than sacred, and are called gunborg or ninji-ninji by some. Dances were performed at night, accompanied by singing, the sounds of boomerangs and wooden sticks, the blowing of didgeridoo (a type of wooden wind instrument), sibilant sounds, and the shouts of the dancers. The themes performed symbolized traditional or recent everyday events (such as the ecology of plants and animals, the movement of natural phenomena, fighting, sexual acts and practical jokes, interest in or resistance to white culture, etc.), and were excellent folklore.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

アボリジニーの神聖かつ秘密の儀式で，音楽のほかに踊りや演劇的な所作を伴うことが多い。神聖ではなく遊びの要素の強いものもあり，一部ではこれをガンボルグgunborgとかニンジ･ニンジninji‐ninjiという。歌，ブーメランや木の棒などを叩く音，ディジェリドゥ(木製管楽器の一種)を吹く音，“しっしっ”という歯擦音，踊手の叫び声の中で，踊りは夜間行われた。演じられる主題は，伝統的または最近の日常の出来事(動植物の生態，自然現象の動き，闘い，性行為や悪ふざけ，白人文化への関心や抵抗など)を象徴するものであり，すぐれた民間伝承であった。

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