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    The Namahage (生剥げ, なまはげ) are demonlike beings portrayed by men wearing hefty oni (ogre) masks and traditional straw capes (mino) during a New Year's ritual...
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    foods, and the integration of outsiders into local cultural practices. The Namahage ritual in Oga on New Year's Eve draws a large number of tourists to Akita...
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    material" (民俗資料) to refer to the objects and arts they study. Men dressed as namahage, wearing ogre-like masks and traditional straw capes (mino) make rounds...
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    famous for its Namahage Festival, a traditional event held on New Year's Eve in which groups of men dressed as ogre-like deities called "Namahage" with masks...
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    Beggars Night Devil's Night Dziady Eid il-Burbara Hop-tu-Naa Kekri Korochun Mischief Night Namahage Old Halloween Punkie Night Saci Day  Category: Halloween...
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    in the music video for the song. Shuten-dōji Dokkaebi Daeva Ifrit Devil Namahage Onibaba Ogre Oni Gozen Orc Sazae-oni Ushi-oni Wendigo Yōkai Yūrei Ravana...
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  • 2, 1994 Palomar E. F. Helin PHO · slow 5.5 km MPC · JPL 7664 Namahage 1994 TE3 Namahage October 2, 1994 Kitami K. Endate, K. Watanabe KOR 7.1 km MPC ·...
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    Libre (CMLL) as the masked character Namajague, a Spanish translation of Namahage, a Japanese folk demon. While in CMLL, he won his first professional wrestling...
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    New Year celebrations of the Oga Peninsula, where men dress as ogre-like namahage wearing masks and mino. Mino are also seen in some kabuki plays. Sarumino...
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    Beggars Night Devil's Night Dziady Eid il-Burbara Hop-tu-Naa Kekri Korochun Mischief Night Namahage Old Halloween Punkie Night Saci Day  Category: Halloween...
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    Beggars Night Devil's Night Dziady Eid il-Burbara Hop-tu-Naa Kekri Korochun Mischief Night Namahage Old Halloween Punkie Night Saci Day  Category: Halloween...
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    Japan. GAO stands for Globe, Aqua and Ocean, and sounds like an Oga-native Namahage shout. Overlooking the Sea of Japan, it keeps and displays over 10,000...
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  • still be found in some areas of Japan, such as Akita Prefecture, where the Namahage tradition is maintained. An alternative pronunciation is "maroudo". The...
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    Finnish autumn festival Krampus – Christmas figure in Alpine folklore Namahage – Japanese folklore character associated with new year's ritual Ded Moroz –...
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    famous for the traditional festival of Namahage. Location Relief Map Kamo harbor Godzilla Rock Oga Aquarium Gao Namahage Museum Oga Aquarium Gao Wakimoto Castle...
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    the North Germanic peoples Mari Lwyd – South Wales Christmas folk custom Namahage – Japanese folklore character associated with new year's ritual Nuuttipukki –...
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    Japan are registered as "Furyu-odori" and 10 costume processions including namahage are registered as "Raihō-shin". Japanese festivals reflect the unique religious...
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    tears Izanagi shed after Izanami died from giving birth to Kagu-tsuchi. Namahage A ritual-disciplinary demon from the Oga Peninsula area of Akita Prefecture...
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    Japanese calendar Japanese cuisine New Year Toso, spiced medicinal sake Namahage Celebrations of Lunar New Year in other parts of Asia: Chinese New Year...
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  • Pre-Christian traditions of the Low Countries Companions of Saint Nicholas Namahage Christianity portal Roy, Christian. "Alpine Pastoral Customs", Traditional...
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    Prefecture to Oga Station in Oga, Akita Prefecture. It is nicknamed the Oga Namahage Line (男鹿なまはげライン). All stations are in Akita Prefecture. KiHa 40 series...
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    shapeshifter Naiad (Greek) – Freshwater nymph Näkki (Finnish) – Water spirit Namahage (Japanese) – Ritual disciplinary demon from the Oga Peninsula Namazu (Japanese)...
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  • Beggars Night Devil's Night Dziady Eid il-Burbara Hop-tu-Naa Kekri Korochun Mischief Night Namahage Old Halloween Punkie Night Saci Day  Category: Halloween...
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    Yokai Clan series - Lord Sodemogi, Inugamigyōbu Danuki, Minagoroshi Jizo, Namahage Otogi Zoshi - Minamoto no Mitsunaka Outlaw Star - Fred's Bodyguard A Overman...
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    Beggars Night Devil's Night Dziady Eid il-Burbara Hop-tu-Naa Kekri Korochun Mischief Night Namahage Old Halloween Punkie Night Saci Day  Category: Halloween...
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    they were carefully monitored for any criticism of the Suharto regime. Namahage – demons in Japan celebrated on new year Wikimedia Commons has media related...
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  • Fūru" (Japanese: 妖怪エイプリルフール) "Yo-kai Snartle" Transliteration: "Yōkai Namahage" (Japanese: 妖怪なまはげ) Whisper, Jibanyan, Hidabat, Blazion, and Roughraff...
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    Beggars Night Devil's Night Dziady Eid il-Burbara Hop-tu-Naa Kekri Korochun Mischief Night Namahage Old Halloween Punkie Night Saci Day  Category: Halloween...
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  • Beggars Night Devil's Night Dziady Eid il-Burbara Hop-tu-Naa Kekri Korochun Mischief Night Namahage Old Halloween Punkie Night Saci Day  Category: Halloween...
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