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Japanese dancer with red hats at Sakura (Cherry Blossom) Festival. This kabuki drama, "The maiden at Dojoji temple," is based on a very dramatic legend. A young girl falls in love with a priest, but he resists her charms and hides under a bell; she, however, is so enraged that she turns into a demonic serpent whose breath melts the bell and burns up her lover. As the play opens, some years have passed, and the temple has a new bell. A young girl comes to the temple and the priests agree to let her dance in honor of the bell. As she whirls in a dance with hats, they become scales and she reveals herself as the demonic serpent-woman! (Kanzashi are hair ornaments used in traditional Japanese hairstyles.)

Description
Japanese dancer with red hats at Sakura (Cherry Blossom) Festival. This kabuki drama, "The maiden at Dojoji temple," is based on a very dramatic legend. A young girl falls in love with a priest, but he resists her charms and hides under a bell; she, however, is so enraged that she turns into a demonic serpent whose breath melts the bell and burns up her lover. As the play opens, some years have passed, and the temple has a new bell. A young girl comes to the temple and the priests agree to let her dance in honor of the bell. As she whirls in a dance with hats, they become scales and she reveals herself as the demonic serpent-woman! (Kanzashi are hair ornaments used in traditional Japanese hairstyles.)