Lion dance 2011

   I heard the sound of pipe, drum, and bell  far away this morning.

A group of "I-se lion dance" came from I-zu-mo in Shi-ma-ne pre-fec-ture.

The name of the group is Sa-sa-ki Ki-n-da-yu.

We call it I-se Da-i-ka-gu-ra.

They visit house to house to give three kinds of talismans and show us lion dance in the yard.

They dance to drive out devils and purify our house.

This dance began in Edo era, and it has been specified for the important intangible folk cultural property of the country. 

So we should value this for long !