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A dancing drummer wearing a Namahage costume, performed Namahage-Daiko in Akita Station.. The Namahage (生剥げ, なまはげ) [1] are demonlike beings portrayed by men wearing hefty oni (ogre) masks and traditional straw capes during a New Year's ritual, in local northern Japanese folklore of the Oga Peninsula area of Akita Prefecture.
Knowing what the red oni wants, the blue oni devises a plan to make himself the villain by attacking the houses of the humans and allowing the red oni to save the humans from the blue oni, making the red oni a hero to the humans' eyes. After the humans see the red oni protect them from the blue oni, they determine that the red one is a good oni ...
Hannya masks appear in various skin tones: a white mask indicates a woman with a refined character (such as the aristocratic Lady Rokujō in Aoi no Ue), a red mask depicts a less refined character (like the spirit of peasant girl seen in Dōjōji), and the darkest red depicts true demons (revealed after appearing as women, as in Momijigari and ...
The red and blue ends of the spectrum represent unconsciousness, with red representing unconscious urges and the invisible light at the infra-red end of the spectrum corresponding to instincts that are influenced by physical and chemical conditions. For example, the red light in the spectrum might represent the influence of primal instincts and ...
' malevolent spirits ') – An oni-like creature in Japanese folklore, thought to be able to provoke a person's darkest desires. Similar to the amanojaku. Jama (邪魔, lit. ' malevolent demons ') – A demon or devil of perversity, a hindrance to the practice of purity in Shinto and the practice of enlightenment in Buddhism. Jichinsai ...
The demon is a female oni (a kijo) named Momiji (Maple Leaves). The play " Momijigari " was created in the latter half of the Muromachi period , and it is widely believed that there was a legend that was originally used as a material (many legends of demons remain on Mt. Togakushi).
Momotaro, born from a peach for a childless couple to raise, is a mythic hero who embodied courage and dutifulness as he went on a journey to defeat oni who were kidnapping, raping, and pillaging his home island. [1] The tale of Momotaro also shares in the themes of violence, sexual violence, and deities or demons devouring humans. [21]
Oni (鬼) are ogres or demons in Japanese folklore. Oni may also refer to: Oni (band), a Canadian progressive metal band; Oni Press, an independent comic book publisher; Ooni, the kings of Nigeria's Yoruba people; Oni–Adil, Indian composer; Michael Olorunsogo Oni (born 1994), Nigerian jeweller; Miye Oni (born 1997), American basketball player