harbinger of Shuten Dōji's doom". It could be said that this carnivalesque ritual leads to the demise of Shuten Dōji. The defeat of Shuten Dōji brings a time of peace in Japan with renewed imperial authority and additional recognition of the warrior class. From a carnivalesque point of view, the dance is both a dance of death and rebirth. today The Fire Festival is said to be one of Japan's three largest fire festivals. It is a part of the Kumano Nachi Shrine's annual festival and is officially called , or Fan Festival. This festival, held annually on July 14, is dedicated to the god in the precincts of Kumano Nachi Shrine. The company ACT.JT performed a dance on the terrace of Casa de Vacas in Madrid, spain with the participation of ten Spanish volunteers in a cultural exchange in 2017. This event was performed within the framework of the Spain-Japan Dual Year events. References Bibliography Encyclopædia Britannica 2005 Ultimate Reference Suite DVD, article-"arts, East Asian" Encyclopædia Britannica 2005 Ultimate Reference Suite DVD, article-"Kanami" Encyclopedia of Shinto, article-"Saru-gaku, Den-gaku" Festivals in Japan Theatre in Japan Japanese words and phrases