祭概要

七福神や華やかな踊り手たちが家々を巡り、1年間の豊穣を祈願！
Figures such as the Seven Gods of Luck and flamboyant dancers visit homes for prayers of abundant harvests in the year!

旧暦の小正月に家々を巡って踊り、その年の稲作・養蚕の豊穣を祈る田植踊。東北地方で広く伝承されている伝統行事ですが、二本松市旧石井村の田植踊は、七福神も舞い込む珍しいもの。先導役の稲荷に続いて七福神が舞い込み、祝福の寿ぎをします。そして、道化がおどけた仕草で豊穣を祈願した後、田植踊の一行が登場し、稲作のさまざまな所作を模して踊ります。近年でも正月の年重ねの祝いの席に依頼されたり、催事などで披露したりと地域で愛されつづけています。
花笠をかぶった「早乙女」や軍配を持った「奴」などが、先導役の久六に従って、稲作の動きを模して踊ります。

A dance mimicking the planting of rice performed at peoples' homes on the Lunar New Year of the Japanese calendar in prayer for good rice and silk cultivation for the year. It is a traditional ceremony that has been widely passed down throughout the Tohoku region, but the rice planting dance of the former Ishii Village of Nihonmatsu City is rare in that the Seven Gods of Luck come to visit. The Seven Gods of Luck come to visit following Inari and offer their blessings. Then, after clowns pray for good harvests in a humorous manner, a line of rice planting dancers give performances mimicking various movements involved in rice cultivation. They have become popular in their regions in recent years as they are asked to make appearances at New Year's celebrations and give performances at special events.
Performers such as women in flowery hats who plant rice and victorious samurai footmen follow the samurai Kyuroku and perform dances mimicking the movements involved in rice cultivation.

祭基本情報