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 | | It is performed many times throughout the year at various festivals; traditionally, however, Eisa performances are concentratead around lunar mid-July, when it has been used for centuries to mark the end of the Obon Festival. |
 | | It is danced by 20-30 young men and/or women, mainly in a circle to the accompaniment of singing, chanting, and drumming by the dancers, and folk songs played on the sanshin. |
 | | Three types of drums are used in various combinations, depending upon regional style: the odaiko (large barrell drum); the shimedaiko (a medium-sized drum, similar to ones used in Noh theatre); and a small hand drum, the paranku, similar to ones used in Buddhist ceremony. |
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