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Miko are priestess at Japanese shrines. These days most shrines are run by males and have few females on the staff. Those females that are employed are often employed temporarily over the New Year's period when the good luck charms are sold in great quantil. This priestesses uniform and the detail to which she had taken care even to wrap her hair in paper, and her movements, indicated to me that she works at this shrine full time.
Priestess are responsible in particular for performing dances that are offered to please the spirits.
One upon a time Shinto may have originated in a form of shamanism wherein women played a far more central role as shamans, responsible for communicating between the world of the spirits and this world.
Our puppy is fitting in really good with the rest of the animals.
It's only been 4 days that she has been introduced to a strange household but she seems like just one of the other dogs we have.
Of course she is still a puppy and along with that there are the usual puppy issues. We went thru all those with Suki and she finally turned into a good adult dog.
Miko does seem to have too much energy.