Snake Dance - Jaodori

Japanese: 蛇踊 - じゃおどり

〘Noun〙 A dance that is said to have been introduced from China during the Edo period. It is performed on the 15th day of the New Year, the first day of the New Year. A large papier-mache dragon is made from cloth or paper, and several or a dozen people parade around holding it above their heads on poles. The dragon dance (Jaodori) that remains at the "Okunchi" festival in Nagasaki City is famous today. *Nagasaki Saijiki (1797) "The 15th day of the New Year <abbreviated> At the Tang Dynasty mansion, there is an event called the " Ja Otori" (snake bait) ."

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Japanese:

〘名〙江戸時代中国から伝わったという踊り。正月一五日、上元日に行なう。布や紙などで張子の大きな龍を作り、数人または十数人が竿で頭上にささげて、ねり歩く。現在、長崎市の「おくんち」に残る龍踊(じゃおどり)が有名。※長崎歳時記（1797）「正月十五日〈略〉唐館におゐて蛇(ジャ)おとりといふ事あり」

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