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*''Japanese'': マリモ ''(marimo)''
Marimo are green algae spheres which form naturally in certain lakes in [[Hokkaido|Hokkaidô]] and elsewhere. [[Lake Akan]] is one of the most famous sites for finding marimo.
Reduction of water levels in Lake Akan combined with other developments led to a severe decline in the marimo in the 1950s; from that time forward, groups of [[Ainu]] have engaged in an annual ritual known as the Marimo Festival, performing a combination of [[Shinto]] and Ainu rituals aimed at protecting the marimo. Taking place in early October each year at Lake Akan, the Marimo Festival has become the largest annual gathering of Ainu in the world.
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==References==
*Adam Isfendiyar, gallery labels, "Master - An Ainu Story," SOAS Brunei Gallery, Nov 2018.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/33763403178/sizes/l]
[[Category:Flora and Fauna]]
Marimo are green algae spheres which form naturally in certain lakes in [[Hokkaido|Hokkaidô]] and elsewhere. [[Lake Akan]] is one of the most famous sites for finding marimo.
Reduction of water levels in Lake Akan combined with other developments led to a severe decline in the marimo in the 1950s; from that time forward, groups of [[Ainu]] have engaged in an annual ritual known as the Marimo Festival, performing a combination of [[Shinto]] and Ainu rituals aimed at protecting the marimo. Taking place in early October each year at Lake Akan, the Marimo Festival has become the largest annual gathering of Ainu in the world.
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==References==
*Adam Isfendiyar, gallery labels, "Master - An Ainu Story," SOAS Brunei Gallery, Nov 2018.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/33763403178/sizes/l]
[[Category:Flora and Fauna]]