Heishitori Mask mecari This yearly event is the

This yearly event is the source of the current Setsubun festival

In traditional Japanese sculpture and art

Makora Taishō (摩虎羅大将) is one of the 12 Heavenly Generals who protect and serve Yakushi Nyorai (the Medicine Buddha)

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to the rhythm of flutes and drums

Heishitori Mask mecari This yearly event is theTraditional Japanese Heishitori Mask Description Heishitori () is one of the characters in the Bugaku () performance "Dance of the Virtuous Barbarians". The cast consists of four to six barbarians, the host, and the wine cup bearer Heishitori. The performance entails a skit enacting the visit of barbarians to the house of a native (Japanese), where a rascally wine bearer serves them drinks. When sufficiently drunk, the barbarians rise and begin to