獅子舞　住吉大社　2015元旦　Shishimai (Lion Dance) New Year’s Day(Japan)

2015年の元旦に住吉大社で行われた獅子舞のお祓いです。 Osaka Japan! shishimai (Lion dance) is often performed around the New Year by one or two lions accompanied by bamboo flutes and drums. It was performed as a prayer for household safety and a good harvest. There are regional variations; one or two people wearing the lion costume, and one or two lions dancing. At the end of the dance, the lion “bites“ the heads of some watchers, to bring luck.