@article{oai:tobunken.repo.nii.ac.jp:00009105, author = {山梨, 絵美子 and Yamanashi, Emiko}, issue = {15}, journal = {無形文化遺産研究報告, Research and Reports on Intangible Cultural Heritage}, month = {Mar}, note = {Covid-19 infection, which was first confirmed in China at the end of 2019, spread throughout the world in 2020 and has caused a tremendous number of deaths. The Spanish flu (Spanish influenza), which started in summer 1918, may be noted as an example of another pandemic of this global scale. The present paper searches into the influence the spread of Spanish flu had on the field of what today is referred to as intangible cultural heritage, in other words classic performing arts, folk performing arts and such, and in so doing be of help in analyzing the current situation.   The Spanish flu started in March 1918. In Japan there were three phases – first one from August 1918 to July 1919, second one from August 1919 to July 1920, and the third one from August 1920 to July 1921. The total number infected is said to have been 23,804,673 and the number of deaths 388,727. Measures taken to prevent the spread of the disease included blocking infection routes, preventing transmission of airborne droplets, isolating patients and placing restriction on gatherings. Orders were issued to stay away from theaters, movies and other places where people would gather. Responses to these measures varied from place to place depending on the condition of infection, but in a time when techniques of communication by electric wave was not as advanced as they are today, there are many cases in which theatres and the like where people gathered were employed to communicate such prevention measures. There were also calls to postpone gatherings and the like which were not necessary or urgent and there were facilities that closed due to voluntary restraint, but there were very few cases in which performances were prohibited. It appears that in reality the only measures taken were to notify the public to wear masks and take other cautions.   Compared with the time of the Spanish flu, people’ s knowledge regarding sanitation, water supply and sewage systems, urban infrastructure like public transportation, and information communication media are greatly different today. Comparison and analysis from various viewpoints will be important for the transmission of intangible cultural heritage in the future. For that reason, it is necessary to understand objectively the condition that the world is faced with and to keep a record of the undertakings that will follow.}, pages = {47--52}, title = {スペイン風邪と無形文化遺産 ―新型コロナウイルス感染症の無形文化遺産への影響を考える一助として―}, year = {2021} }