Talk:Hinokami Kagura/@comment-43791845-20190911065918

I'm pretty sure Dance of the Fire God is also Breath of the Sun. The first breath user probably passed down the breath in the form of a dance to Sumiyoshi since he would have been unable to use it. Sumiyoshi would then pass down DFG as a ceremonial ritual to ensure that it would continue to be passed down each generation until someone (Tanjiro) would be able to use it.

I think that the reason why they're called different names is partially due to the author not wanting to give it away too soon, and the names being lost to history. Sumiyoshi and the first breath user are from hundreds of years in the past at the time of the current story, and I haven't seen Tanjiro or his father pull out a book about DFG. Or, maybe the first breath user called BS a different name to protect it?

Anyway, DFG must be at least similar to BS or derive from it. When Tanjiro used DFG (in the example of waltz above) in his attack, it has the same animation as the breath techniques. It clearly has an effect on his Breath of Water attack too.

Also, the earings depict the sun. And it's passed along with DFG. The first BS user has the same earings. The symbolism is pretty obvious.