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*''Japanese'': 種子取祭 ''(Tanadui)''
''Tanadui'' (lit. "seed pulling") is a popular festival held each year on [[Taketomi Island]] in the [[Sakishima Islands|southern Ryukyus]].
Rice-planting begins early in the year on Taketomi, [[Iriomote]], [[Ishigaki]], and the surrounding islands, often in the first lunar month. The Tanadui festival takes place shortly afterward, in the 1st or 2nd months. It is one of the most popular tourist events in [[Okinawa prefecture]], and is a key element of Taketomi's repeated selection as one of the best places in all of Japan for experiencing "traditional culture."
Around the 4th month, prayers for the crops' growth are performed, and in many Iriomote communities, prayers, hand-clapping, or music are performed for the crops for the following two months or so, to help encourage their growth. In the 6th month, the first crops begin to be harvested. The end of the harvest is celebrated in the 7th month, with a festival known as ''murapûru'' or ''murapûri'' (豊年祭), and the changeover to a new year's crop is celebrated in the 10th month, in a festival known as ''shichi'' (節祭).
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==References==
*Gallery labels, National Museum of Japanese History.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/11880894933/sizes/l]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Culture]]
''Tanadui'' (lit. "seed pulling") is a popular festival held each year on [[Taketomi Island]] in the [[Sakishima Islands|southern Ryukyus]].
Rice-planting begins early in the year on Taketomi, [[Iriomote]], [[Ishigaki]], and the surrounding islands, often in the first lunar month. The Tanadui festival takes place shortly afterward, in the 1st or 2nd months. It is one of the most popular tourist events in [[Okinawa prefecture]], and is a key element of Taketomi's repeated selection as one of the best places in all of Japan for experiencing "traditional culture."
Around the 4th month, prayers for the crops' growth are performed, and in many Iriomote communities, prayers, hand-clapping, or music are performed for the crops for the following two months or so, to help encourage their growth. In the 6th month, the first crops begin to be harvested. The end of the harvest is celebrated in the 7th month, with a festival known as ''murapûru'' or ''murapûri'' (豊年祭), and the changeover to a new year's crop is celebrated in the 10th month, in a festival known as ''shichi'' (節祭).
{{stub}}
==References==
*Gallery labels, National Museum of Japanese History.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/11880894933/sizes/l]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Culture]]
