Meaning & use
Kagura
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A traditional Japanese ceremonial dance and music performed to entertain Shinto deities.
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Villagers performed kagura at the shrine festival every autumn.
The kagura troupe wore elaborate masks representing gods and demons.
A note on using this word
"Kagura" literally means "god-entertainment" and is one of Japan's oldest surviving performing arts.
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