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Japanese festivals, or matsuri (Japanese: 祭り), are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan.The origin of the word matsuri is related to the kami (神, Shinto deities); there are theories that the word matsuri is derived from matsu (待つ) meaning "to wait (for the kami to descend)", tatematsuru (献る) meaning "to make offerings to the kami", and ...
This is an incomplete list of festivals in Japan. Traditional festivals Film festivals ... Yamaha Popular Song Contest: Pop festival: Kakegawa: 1969-1986: Music ...
The Montreal International Jazz Festival is the most attended annual festival in the world. This is a list of festival-related list articles on Wikipedia. A festival is an event of the ordinarily staged by a community, centering on and celebrating some unique aspect of that community and its traditions, often marked as a local or national ...
This festival commemorates Fujiwara Hidesato's prayer for victory before suppressing Taira no Masakado's revolt. The festival dates to Hidesato's offering of his bow and arrow to the shrine after his victory in battle. During the modern festival, there is a dedication of a kachiya (victory arrow) and a traditional warrior parade. May 5 Kanda ...
List of festivals in Japan * Japanese festivals; A. List of festivals in Aomori Prefecture; K. List of festivals and events in Kamakura; N. Festivals in Nagoya; O.
Osaka’s “danjiri matsuri,” or float festivals, are considered one of the most dangerous events on Japan’s festival calendar. Here’s why. Inside the wild world of Osaka’s dangerous ...
Category: Festivals by country and populated place. 7 languages. ... Festivals in Japan by populated place (3 C) M. Festivals in Mexico by populated place (4 C) N.
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