Traveling entertainer

Japanese: 旅芸人 - たびげいにん

A traveling entertainer. There are two types. One is an entertainer who works as a farmer during the day, but travels to various places at certain times of the year to perform arts. The other is an entertainer who continues to travel regardless of the season and earns a living by performing. The former were particularly popular around New Year and at local festivals. Traveling entertainers during New Year are considered to be divine beings who bring good fortune to households in the new year, and are characterized by celebrating the new year and reciting congratulatory messages praising the household. Daikokumai, Banzai, Ebisu-mawashi, Torioi, and Harukoma are well known. The latter are known for puppet-twirling, monkey-twirling, goze, and Kakubei-jishi. These traveled in small groups, mainly performing door-to-door entertainment, but when a large group traveled, they performed in a troupe format, such as a local theater or puppet theater. Nowadays, individuals or groups that fit the term "traveling entertainer" have almost disappeared.

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Japanese:

旅かせぎをする芸人。2種類あり，一つは，日常は農業を営んでいるが，一定の時期になると旅に出て各地で芸能を演じる芸人で，もう一つは季節に関係なく旅を続け，芸を演じて生計を得る芸人のことをいう。前者は特に正月前後や各地の祭礼にあたって多く出回った。正月の旅芸人は，新年の福運を家々にもたらす神人と考えられ，年を祝い，家をほめる祝言を述べるのが特徴。大黒舞，万歳，戎 (えびす) 回し，鳥追い，春駒などが知られる。後者では人形回し，猿回し，瞽女 (ごぜ) ，角兵衛獅子などが知られる。これらは少人数で門付芸を中心に旅をしたが，大人数が集団となって旅する場合は，地芝居，人形芝居などで一座の興行方式をとった。現在では旅芸人という語感に合う個人や集団はほとんど消えている。

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