The Namahage (生剥げ, なまはげ) are demonlike beings portrayed by men wearing hefty oni (ogre) masks and traditional straw capes (mino) during a New Year's ritual, in local northern Japanese folklore of the Oga Peninsula area of Akita Prefecture. == General description == Namahage are portrayed by men who don oni masks and dress in long straw coats or mino, which are locally called kede or kende.
The Namahage (生剥げ, なまはげ) are demonlike beings portrayed by men wearing hefty oni (ogre) masks and traditional straw capes (mino) during a New Year's ritual, in local northern Japanese folklore of the Oga Peninsula area of Akita Prefecture. == General description == Namahage are portrayed by men who don oni masks and dress in long straw coats or mino, which are locally called kede or kende.
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