Lion dance closes Nagano Olympics

Lion dance closes Nagano Olympics

A traditional ''shishi-mai'' or lion dance is performed at the closing ceremony of the Nagano Winter Olympics on Feb. 22. The dance spread throughout Japan in the medieval period (13-16th centuries) as a form of exorcism.

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