Tuesday 22 September 2020

Mabon 2020


 Bright blessings for all those who celebrate the old ways.

Arilx

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  1. Happy Fall, or Autumn to you Aril.

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  2. Have you ever seen the shishi-odori? For many years I was an onstage announcer for Minyo dancers. When they performed with the Imperial dance troupe (on a rug from the Imperial palace!), I had the honor of being the prop girl who held the chief dancer's face towel and, for a very few seconds, his mask. Their antlers and masks were actually relics and smelled of incense. Old ways, indeed.

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    1. I've just seen a clip of them on Youtube [I hadn't heard of them]...amazing! Arilx

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