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1.Beating single-head
drums (Heshikiya Eisaa) |
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| 2.Men beating barrel and laced
drums (Nakadomari Eisaa) |
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3.Young women dancers
in the Nakadomari Eisaa |
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| 4.Dances continue till late
at night in Nakadomari |
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The Bon Festival is a three-day
observance when ancestor spirits are invited to visit their
families in the living world. Eisa
is a dance performed on the third day when these spirits depart.
The dance is believed to have received influence from people
teaching and spreading Buddhism through songs at farming communities
in the Ryukyu Kingdom era.
Designation: Municipal Intangible Folk
Cultural Property
Registration Owner or Holder: Heshikiya, Katsuren Town
Senbaru Association for Eisa Dance Preservation
Photo Courtesy of: Shigeo Tobaru(1), OCN Contents Consortium(2,3,4) |
