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Ryukyu seasonal observances (view source)
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[[File:Ni-nu-faa.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The King bowing to the altar to Heaven, during a modern reenactment of the ''Ni-nu-faa nu unu-fee'' ceremony, Jan 1, 2017]]
[[File:Ni-nu-faa.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The King bowing to the altar to Heaven, during a modern reenactment of the ''Ni-nu-faa nu unu-fee'' ceremony, Jan 1, 2017]]
[[File:Ni-fu-faa-officials.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Scholar-aristocrats praying along with the king, during a reenactment of the ''Ni-nu-faa nu unu-fee'' ceremony, Jan 1, 2017]]
[[File:Ni-fu-faa-officials.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Scholar-aristocrats praying along with the king, during a reenactment of the ''Ni-nu-faa nu unu-fee'' ceremony, Jan 1, 2017]]
[[File:Cho-nu-fee.JPG|right|thumb|320px|Scholar-aristocrats kowtowing to the king, during a reenactment of the ''Chô nu unu-fee'' ceremony, Jan 1, 2017]]
[[File:Cho-nu-fee.JPG|right|thumb|320px|Scholar-aristocrats kowtowing to the king, during a reenactment of the ''Chô nu unu-fee'' ceremony, Jan 1, 2017]]
[[File:Ufu-tuui.JPG|right|thumb|320px|Palace pages (''koshô'') offering [[awamori]] to scholar-officials of the court, during a reenactment of the ''Ufu-tuui'' ceremony, Jan 1, 2017]]
[[File:Ufu-tuui.JPG|right|thumb|320px|Palace pages (''koshô'') offering [[awamori]] to scholar-officials of the court, during a reenactment of the ''Ufu-tuui'' ceremony, Jan 1, 2017]]
In the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], members of the royal family and the [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu]], as well as others associated with the royal court, took part in a variety of ceremonies and observances on certain occasions of every year.
==New Year==
New Year's celebrations included, among other activities, three major ceremonies held in the ''Unaa'' (central plaza) of [[Shuri castle]], both on the first day of the new year, and on the 15th.
New Year's celebrations included, among other activities, three major ceremonies held in the ''Unaa'' (central plaza) of [[Shuri castle]], both on the first day of the new year, and on the 15th.