Kagura is believed to have originally been considered an event to be held in November of old lunar calendar, with kagura held at Sonokarakamino-yashiro Shrine, which was enshrined in the imperial court in ancient and medieval Japan, performed in November, and kagura (which included a Yoriai [meeting] kagura and Hono [dedication] kagura) conducted by geku onshi (low-ranking Shinto priests) of Ise-jingu Shrine every November 13 (according to the old lunar calendar) at the residence of the priest that led the kagura also performed in November.
神楽は本来は旧暦の11月に行われる行事と考えられていたとみられ、古代・中世の宮中に鎮座していた園韓神社の神楽は11月に行われ、また毎年11月13日_(旧暦)に伊勢神宮外宮の御師が一口頭大夫邸にて神楽（寄合神楽・奉納神楽）も11月に行われていた。