Thank you for the comment. The dances of this kind are called "shishi-mai." "Shishi" is an imaginary creature based on the lion (while "mai" denotes a dance). The headgear worn by the three dancers represents the head of the shishi. So, three dancers disguise themselves as shishis. In my translation, I simply use the word lion for shishi, although they don't resemble lions at all. I add the link to my blog post that gives some explanation to this kind of dance.
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Ichiro0402Nakano 3 months ago
Thanks for the link. It is very interesting that it is centralized to various regions.
AdamK28 3 months ago
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Thank you for the comment. The dances of this kind are called "shishi-mai." "Shishi" is an imaginary creature based on the lion (while "mai" denotes a dance). The headgear worn by the three dancers represents the head of the shishi. So, three dancers disguise themselves as shishis. In my translation, I simply use the word lion for shishi, although they don't resemble lions at all. I add the link to my blog post that gives some explanation to this kind of dance.
Ichiro0402Nakano 3 months ago
That is so cool. What is the significance of the three lions?
AdamK28 3 months ago