kachina

Japanese: kachina
kachina

…In particular, the societies are not only the owners of kivas, but also the parent organizations for religious ceremonies held throughout the year. Among the religious ceremonies, the most distinctive is the kachina dance of the Hopi and Zuni. Kachinas are a type of ancestral deity that appears in mythology. They return to the village from winter to summer, appear in a series of ceremonies wearing certain clothes and masks, and return to the sacred mountain at the end of summer. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "kachina" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…とくに結社は,キバを所有するだけでなく,年中行事としての宗教儀礼を実施する母体である。 宗教儀礼のなかで特徴的なのはホピ,ズニのカチナkachinaの登場する儀礼(ダンス)であろう。カチナとは神話に登場する祖先神の一種で,冬から夏にかけて村に戻り,一連の儀礼に一定の服装と仮面をつけて現れ,夏の終りに聖なる山に帰っていく。…

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