This is "Kagura", a holy dance played in a Shinto shrine. The stories of Kagura are based on ancient myths collected about 1200 years ago. People in villages hold Kagura in spring to pray for good growth of grain.
Hi Dr. John Ancient people in the world waited for the arrival of spring with a great expectation and prayed for abundant achievement in agriculture and hunting. It is said that Easter contains a part of this religious mind. Very interesting!
Aloha Cloudia I am very much interested in folklore. You will find out the similarity between Shinto ceremonies and the traditional customs in Hawaii (Polynesia). You may know the Hawaiian reduplication. Many of them have a similar meaning to the Japanese reduplication. Such as 'suisui''peropero''perapera' in the Japanese language have the SAME pronunciation and meaning in the Hawaiian language. It can be said that thousands years ago there was a communication across the ocean.
Easter was originally a pagan festival to celebrate the coming of new life, hence the eggs and rabbits....the christians used the dates of the old festivals for their new ceremonies...all the same in the end, jesus coming back to life on easter sunday, as we all do after hiding away for winter.
This is "Kagura", a holy dance played in a Shinto shrine. The stories of Kagura are based on ancient myths collected about 1200 years ago. People in villages hold Kagura in spring to pray for good growth of grain.
American Indians also have Spring dances from long ago.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy Shinto ceremonies here in Honolulu especially at new year time! Aloha-
ReplyDeleteHi Dr. John
ReplyDeleteAncient people in the world waited for the arrival of spring with a great expectation and prayed for abundant achievement in agriculture and hunting. It is said that Easter contains a part of this religious mind. Very interesting!
Aloha Cloudia
ReplyDeleteI am very much interested in folklore.
You will find out the similarity between Shinto ceremonies and the traditional customs in Hawaii (Polynesia). You may know the Hawaiian reduplication. Many of them have a similar meaning to the Japanese reduplication. Such as 'suisui''peropero''perapera' in the Japanese language have the SAME pronunciation and meaning in the Hawaiian language. It can be said that thousands years ago there was a communication across the ocean.
谢谢,日本的景色也很美啊
ReplyDeleteHaipeng 你好
ReplyDelete谢谢你来看我的博客。上面的照片是在日本神社举行的一种神圣舞蹈,祷告谷物丰收。我感到很大兴趣。
Hey there! thanks for visiting ; )
ReplyDeleteEaster was originally a pagan festival to celebrate the coming of new life, hence the eggs and rabbits....the christians used the dates of the old festivals for their new ceremonies...all the same in the end, jesus coming back to life on easter sunday, as we all do after hiding away for winter.