Sumiyoshi Dance

Japanese: 住吉踊 - すみよしおどり

[1] (Noun) (Said to have originated from the rice planting ritual at Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine in Sumiyoshi, Osaka) 1. A dance performed on the streets by monks who prayed during the Edo period. Wearing white robes, loincloths, hand guards, leg warmers , red apron, and straw sandals on bare feet, the dancers held fans in their hands, forming groups of several. One of the dancers held up a large long-handled umbrella with red silk draped around the edge and a sacred wand attached to the end, and beat the handle with a split bamboo, chanting "Finally, come on! You're doing well!" while dancing around the umbrella. This was the predecessor of "Kappore." Shisha-odori. (Season: Summer) *Haiku poem, Itokusou (1661), 1. "Matsu no hanagasa wa Sumiyoshi odorikana (Michikan)" 2. A toy made of a round straw hat with red silk draped around the edge. It imitates the umbrella used in 1. [2] (Sumiyoshi Dance) A collection of miscellaneous haiku from the early Edo period. One volume. Edited by Masuda Ensui. Published in 1696 ( Genroku 9 ), with preface and postscript. A collection of selected haiku poems by 32 haiku poets, including Unko, Kaboku, Tadamaru, Taketora, and Shimamizu. The title of the book is an analogy between the enjoyment of the haiku and the Sumiyoshi dance.

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙 (大阪市住吉の住吉大社の御田植神事から起こるという)① 江戸時代、願人坊主(がんにんぼうず)が大道で演じた踊り。白衣に腰衣、手甲、脚絆(きゃはん)、赤前垂れ、素足にわらじばきで、手にうちわを持ち、数人で組になって、中の一人が長柄の大傘の縁に赤絹をたれ、先に御幣(ごへい)を付けたものを押し立て、その柄を割竹でたたき、「やっとこせ、よいやな」と囃し、その周囲を踊り回る。「かっぽれ」の前身。四社踊。《季・夏》※俳諧・糸瓜草（1661）一「松の花笠は住よし踊かな〈道甘〉」② 麦わらで編んだ円形の笠で、縁に赤い絹を垂らしたおもちゃ。①に用いる傘を模したもの。[2] (住吉おどり) 江戸前期の雑俳集。一冊。増田円水編。元祿九年（一六九六）序・跋・刊。雲鼓・哥木・只丸・武虎・嶋水ら三二名の俳諧師の選句を集めた笠付（烏帽子付）集。書名は、笠付に興じるさまを住吉踊りに擬したもの。誹諧住吉おどり。

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