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“Festal song” in Japanese

Short answer
六義 rikugi りくぎ

Festal song in Japanese is “六義” (rikugi). Full meaning: six forms of the Shi Jing (genre: folk song, festal song, hymn; style: narrative, explicit comparison, implicit comparison); six forms of waka (allegorical, enumerative, metaphorical, allusive, plain, congratulatory); six principles of calligraphy.

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