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Shimi Festival

Okinawa Prefecture

Okinawa Prefecture
Naha , Japan

One of Okinawa's typical ancestral rituals. Around March on the lunar calendar, Okinawan people visit their family tombs during the “Shimi Festival” during one of the “Nijushi Sekki (24 solar terms).” Unlike the tombs on mainland Japan, Okinawan tombs are large and usually has a space in front, where family members and relatives gather when they visit the tomb.
Yet to be designated (livelihood culture)

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Okinawa Prefecture

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