Budo international Martial Arts Magazine Jul.-Aug. 2014 | Page 127

point among people, but that of trying also to connect
them with the Universal forces they cultivated and
conformed in their deep spirituality, the E-bunto.
The party we are glossing today was devoted to the
entry of the new Joho in the "kingdom" of Do no Tengu,
the old lord of the roads. Formerly the feast was performed
immediately after completing the seclusion of the Sensei,
who exited their 10-12 day seclusion in the Room of Tengu
to go directly to the celebration.
The Joho occupy the highest place within the Shizen
tradition, since the person who holds the rank has had to
overcome colossal tests and years of study to achieve
such consideration. In the party, the Joho walk around the
campfire 9 times, carrying the color of each Tengu
covering their backs, so that the Oni (demons, jinn) who
persecute those Tengu, never find them, thus symbolizing
that after years of studies and preparation, they finally
have reached the end of the trail after having walked all the
kingdoms of Tengu.
Now dressing in white distinguishes them, symbolizing
that nothing negative in the world can disturb them any
longer. After their walking around the fire, the rest of the
village danced along with them the own dance of each

Tengu, with its specific rhythm
marked by the Taiko (Japanese
drum) and its songs. Nine were the
dances dedicated to Sussunda Tengu
(Black), Senso Tengu (red), Kaze no Tengu
(blue), Bioki no Tengu (gray), Ai no Tengu
(pink), Shojobu Tengu (yellow), Karassu Tengu
(red and black), Tateru Tengu (green) and Dono
Tengu (brown or white).
At the beginning of the act, it was held a ceremony
of ritual shot with the Japanese bow, which is always
done in honor of the most illustrious guests. The type of
shot was specifically the one which is performed ??for
Shojobu Tengu, since the celebration we recall today had
besides an illustrious Tengu guest, in this case Shojobu
Tengu, the lord of wisdom, the great King who owns all the
wealth, so the type of food that was served was that of its
own frequency: Sashimi, Seafood, noble fruits, etc. The
food during these rituals is consecrated to this Tengu and
is the same that guests eat, who in this way introduce such
frequency into themselves.
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in the photo essay that illustrates the article and can be
also followed in the small audiovisual links accompanying
this text, which are the prelude of two DVD's next to
appear, the first being a general documentary about Ebunto, and the second one showing the making off of the
play, with portions thereof including images of the back
stage, interviews, etc.

“Its rich cultural
background, including its
own language, Shizengo,
with its dialects and three
types of different
“The Joho occupy the
scriptures, its vast
highest place within the
teachings in the field of
Shizen tradition,
philosophy, strategy,
medicine, fighting arts, etc., since the person who holds
the rank has had to
stems from the original
inhabitants of the islands of overcome colossal tests and
years of study to achieve
Japan, prior to the arrival
such consideration”
of the Yamato”