祭概要

御神霊の依代の前で、夜を徹して舞う！約500年間継承されてきた幽玄な能

807年創建と伝えられる春日神社の旧例祭「王祇祭」。約2mの3本の杉の鉾をひもで束ね、頭に紙垂（しで）を巻いた御神霊の依代（王祇様（おうぎさま））の前で「黒川能」が奉納されます。2月1日は上座・下座の両当屋に設けた能舞台で、王祇祭でしか見られない「大地踏（だいちふみ）」、所仏則（ところぶっそく）の「式三番」から始まり、翌朝まで夜通し能・狂言が演じられます。2月2日は春日神社の社殿で、上座・下座が立ち合って能を奉納します。

1日目の午後6時、能に先立って行われる「大地踏（だいちふみ）」。稚児が穢れのない足で舞台を踏みしめ、1か月間の稽古で習得した難解な口上を唱えます。


An all-night dance before the gods
-A mysterious noh play passed down for 500 years-

The old annual festival known as the Ogi Festival has been passed down at Kasuga Shrine ever since it was built in 807. In a representation of the deity, three cedar trees of approximately two meters in length each are tied together with rope, while the top is decorated in paper streamers. Kurokawa Noh is performed in front of this deity, known as Ogi. On February 1st, the performance, held on the Noh stages set up in the homes of the person on duty of the Kamiza and Shimoza teams begins with the shikisanban melodies as accompaniment to the daichifumi (program to pray for a bountiful harvest) as well as Buddhist rituals-which are only seen at the Ogi Festival. Noh plays and kyogen performances are held from morning through night. On February 2nd, the kamiza and shimoza teams will dedicate a Noh play at the Kasuga Taisha shrine.

”Daichifumi” is performed prior to a noh play at 6 pm on the first day. The children dance in the pure kind of way that only children can-adding to the performance-and also sing difficult phrases that they practice for an entire month beforehand.

春日神社・当屋（座中民家）の能舞台
Noh Stage at Kasuga Shrine and the house of the person on duty

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