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Japanese festivals, or , are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan. The origin of the word matsuri is related to the ; there are theories that the word matsuri is derived from meaning "to wait (for the kami to descend)", meaning "to make offerings to the kami", and meaning "to obey the kami". The theory that it is derived from matsurau is the most popular. There is also a minor theory suggesting that the

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