- Shishi Mai
- (also known as Shishi Mai) traditional Japanese dance with Chinese origins
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
Shishi Mai
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Shishi-mai — Lion dance. Also shishi odori, lion dance or deer dance. In Japan there are several versions of the Chinese lion dance which is found throughout the far east, although sometimes in Japan the lion masks have horns like deer (shika), and there… … A Popular Dictionary of Shinto
Shishi — Lion . For the Japanese the lion was a semi mythical animal, known only through Chinese Korean culture and particularly in the lion dance, shishi mai. See also Koma inu … A Popular Dictionary of Shinto
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Tono Matsuri — An autumn festival of the Tonogo Hachiman shrine, Iwate. A unique form of festival music and dance called nambu bayashi (southern music) is performed as well as traditional arts which include shishi odori (see Shishi mai, lion dance), taue… … A Popular Dictionary of Shinto
Hibuse matsuri — A festival to ward off fires, held at the Osaki jinja, Miyagi on April 29th. It features a dance called hibuse no tora mai or dance of the fire preventing tiger which resembles a shishi mai. See also Hidaka hibuse matsuri … A Popular Dictionary of Shinto
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