Chakkirako (Japanese: チャッキラコ) is a dance performed at a festival in Miura, Japan, to celebrate the New Year and bring good fortune, especially in fishing.[1]
In 1976, Japan's government recognized this dance as an intangible cultural heritage to be protected.[2] In 2009, it has been inscribed in UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.[1] In 2022, the inscription was revoked and the dance incorporated into the broader subject of Furyu-odori.[3]
The dance originated in the Edo period with influences by the dances of visiting sailors.[4] By the mid-eighteenth century, it had become a showcase for local girls. Every year in the middle of January, ten to twenty girls in colorful kimono between the ages of 5 and 12 perform the dance at a shrine or in front of houses.[4] They are accompanied by five to ten older women singing a capella.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Chakkirako - intangible heritage - Culture Sector - UNESCO". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ "国指定文化財等データベース:主情報詳細". kunishitei.bunka.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ "Decision of the Intergovernmental Committee: 17.COM 7.B.18 | Item 4". UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. November 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ a b 三浦市. "三浦市/Chakkirako festival". www.city.miura.kanagawa.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
External links[edit]
- Official website of the dance and festival
- Chakkirako on YouTube (UNESCO video)
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