…On this occasion, people dress up in various regional folk costumes, play alpine horns, perform folk dances, and participate in athletic competitions unique to Switzerland. Popular sports include Schwingen, which is very similar to Japanese sumo, stone throwing, in which stones weighing 10 to 40 kg are thrown like a shot put, and Hornuss, which is also called country golf. [Yasukazu Morita] In folk music, the alpine horn, made by hollowing out a fir tree that grows on a slope, and yodeling, which originated as a signaling voice of a cowboy that can be heard from peak to peak, are representative of Switzerland. … From [Ethnic Sports] … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Schwingen" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…その折には地域ごとに異なるさまざまな民族衣装を着飾って,アルペンホルンの演奏や民族舞踊がくりひろげられたり,スイス特有の運動競技も行われる。日本の相撲にそっくりなシュウィンゲンSchwingen,10~40kgの石を砲丸投げのように投げる石投げ,田舎ゴルフともいわれるホルヌスHornussなどが好んで行われている。【森田 安一】 民俗音楽では,斜面に曲がって生えた樅の木をくりぬいて作るアルペンホルンと,峰から峰へ届く牧童の合図の歌声を起源とするヨーデル歌唱がスイスを代表するものといえる。… 【民族スポーツ】より… ※「Schwingen」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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