Hibuse matsuri

Hibuse matsuri
   A festival to ward off fires, held at the Osaki jinja, Miyagi on April 29th. It features a dance called hibuse-no-tora-mai or 'dance of the fire-preventing tiger' which resembles a shishi-mai.
   See also Hidaka hibuse matsuri.

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