Egg dance

Japanese: Egg dance(英語表記)Eggdance
Egg dance

…The last egg laid by an old hen or eggs laid on Good Friday are used as talismans to protect the chicken coop. In England, there used to be an egg dance in which people blindfolded and danced around trying not to step on scattered eggs. Because it was a very difficult dance, the phrase has come to mean "difficult things," but this also comes from an old belief that prays for the revival of life.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Egg dance" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また年取った雌鶏(めんどり)が最後に産む卵や聖金曜日に産まれた卵は,鶏小屋を守る護符にされる。イギリスにはかつて,目隠しをして,まきちらした卵を踏まぬように踊り回る〈エッグ・ダンスEgg dance〉が行われた。かなり難しい踊りであったため,現在では〈困難な事がら〉を意味する成句になっているが,これも生命の復活を祈願する古い信仰に由来する。…

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