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  2. Namahage - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Oni - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Far-red light - Wikipedia

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    The visible spectrum; far-red is located at the far right. Far-red light is a range of light at the extreme red end of the visible spectrum , just before infrared light. Usually regarded as the region between 700 and 750 nm wavelength , it is dimly visible to human eyes.

  5. Glossary of Shinto - Wikipedia

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    ' 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 ...

  6. Hannya - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. 350+ Japanese Cat Names Full of Inspiration and Meaning - AOL

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    Kasha (cat demons who spirit away sinners) Kawasuo (magical river otters who love playing pranks and drinking sake) Kijo (female demons) Kirin (a mystical one-horned chimera) Kitsune (nine-tailed fox)

  8. Visible spectrum - Wikipedia

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    The spectral colors from red to violet are divided by the notes of the musical scale, starting at D. The circle completes a full octave, from D to D. Newton's circle places red, at one end of the spectrum, next to violet, at the other. This reflects the fact that non-spectral purple colors are observed when red and violet light are mixed.

  9. Dangerous holiday gifts, toys and decor most likely to send ...

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    It’s difficult to determine if a child has swallowed a tree ornament or light because they don’t typically show up on X-rays, Kramer said. So, it’s imperative to keep an eye on crawling babies.