ええじゃないか

noun

carnival-like religious celebrations; dancing festivals

Historical term for spontaneous, carnival-like dancing festivals that swept across Japan from June 1867 to May 1868, often associated with social upheaval and religious fervor. The name literally means 'why not?' or 'isn't it good?', reflecting the celebratory and defiant mood.

• ええじゃないかは、幕ばく末まつの日本にほんで流りゅう行こうした民みん衆しゅう運うん動どうの一ひとつだ。

  Ee ja nai ka was one of the popular movements that spread in Japan at the end of the Edo period.

• 歴れき史しの授じゅ業ぎょうで、ええじゃないかについて学まなんだ。

  In history class, we learned about the Ee ja nai ka celebrations.