It is a folk dance characterized by the hanagasa, or flower hat, which is held with both hands and swung left and right, above the head, etc. The festival originated as a rice-planting prayer for a good harvest.

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Album name:	philbert / Yamagata Hanagasa Matsuri Festival 2009 山形花笠まつり
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