It is also known that in the ancient Daijosai Festival (which celebrated the accession of a new emperor) held by the Yamato Daio (the ancestors of the Emperors' family) of the Yamato dynasty, Miko were possessed by the spirits and performed a fast and furious dance in worship of the Daio family's soshin.
なお、ヤマト王権のヤマト大王（天皇家の祖）が行った古代の大嘗祭においても、大王家の祖神を祀る巫女たちが同様の神懸かりした激しい踊りを踊っていたということがわかっている。