【亚洲·日本】岛根縣佐太神社的神乐 Sada Shin Noh, sacred dancing at Sada shrine, Shimane（2011年）

Sada Shin-Noh包括每年9月24日和25日在日本岛根县松尾市的Sada神社举行的一系列仪式性净化舞蹈，作为更换蒲团席的gozakae仪式的一部分。这些舞蹈是为了净化新的草席（goza），神社的监护神将坐在草席上。垫子的更换为社区带来了祝福。在神殿内专门搭建的舞台上表演各种各样的舞蹈。在有些地方，表演者手持剑、神圣的木棍和铃铛；还有一些舞蹈演员戴着描绘老人或神灵的面具，重现日本神话。在gozamai仪式舞蹈中，表演者在向神灵献祭之前，会拿着草席来净化它们。舞蹈伴随着歌唱、长笛和鼓，由坐在舞台周围的音乐家演奏。人们认为，为了重新展现监护神灵的力量，并保证人民、他们的家庭和社区有一个富裕而和平的未来，应该定期表演萨达信诺。Sada Shin-Noh由社区居民代代相传，并由Sada Shin-Noh保护协会的成员积极保护。

2011年度列入人类非物质文化遗产名录。

来源：联合国教科文组织亚太地区非物质文化遗产国际培训中心

Sada Shin Noh comprises a series of ritual purification dances performed every year on 24 and 25 September at the Sada Shrine in Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan as part of the gozakae ritual of the changing of the rush mats. The dances are undertaken to purify new rush mats (goza), upon which the tutelary deities of the shrine will sit. The replacement of mats elicits their blessings for the community. Diverse types of dance are performed on a stage specially constructed within the shrine. In some, performers carry swords, holy wooden sticks and bells; in others, dancers wear masks depicting the faces of old men or deities and re-enact Japanese myths. During the gozamai ritual dance, performers hold the rush mats to purify them before they are offered to the deities. Singing, flute and drums accompany the dances, played by musicians sitting around the stage. People believe that Sada Shin Noh should be performed regularly in order to re-enact the power of the tutelary deities, and to guarantee a rich and peaceful future for the people, their families and the community. Sada Shin Noh is transmitted from generation to generation by the people of the community and is actively safeguarded by members of the Association for the Preservation of Sada Shin Noh.

Included in the list of human intangible cultural heritage in 2011.

Source: UNESCO International Training Center for intangible cultural heritage in the Asia Pacific Region