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Noun: kagura
  1. A stately dance of the Shinto religion that now forms a part of Japanese village festivals.
    "Kagura, in particular those forms that involve storytelling or reenactment of fables, is also one of the primary influences on the Noh theatre."

Derived forms: kaguras

Type of: dance, dancing, saltation, terpsichore

Encyclopedia: Kagura