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Festival Calendar (Lunar)
Main Okinawa Island and nearby islands | Miyako Islands | Yaeyama Islands

January - March April - July August September - December
January New Year's (Shogatsu, Sougwachi)
Protectors of the Kitchen (Hinukan Mukee)
The New Year's of Ancestors (Juuruku Nichi)
The Rite for Pest Expulsion (Upuri, Mutsoozu)
February The Purifying of Villages (Shimakusarashi)
March A Ritual to Prevent Tidal Waves (Naapai)
Purification at the Seashore (Hamauri)
Seimei Ritual (Shiimii)
Mugi Puuzu Rite

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