Dontaku

Japanese: どんたく

This event is held in Fukuoka City on May 3rd and 4th. It is also called "Hakata Dontaku" and, together with the Port Festival, "Matsubayashi Dontaku Port Festival." It is a surviving example of the Matsubayashi folklore that began in the Muromachi period. On the 3rd, Matsubayashi gathers at Kushida Shrine and parades through the city, and each neighborhood brings out a costume procession and dancing floats, creating a lively atmosphere. Dontaku is a variation of the Dutch word Zontag (Sunday).
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Japanese:

５月３〜４日に福岡市で行われる行事。〈博多どんたく〉とも，また港祭とあわせて〈松囃子(まつばやし)どんたく港祭〉とも呼ぶ。室町時代に始まる松囃子の民俗が残ったもので，３日，櫛田神社に松囃子が勢ぞろいして市内を練り歩き，仮装行列，踊屋台などが各町内から出てにぎわう。なお，どんたくはオランダ語のZontag（日曜日）の転化したもの。
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