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Ryukyu seasonal observances (view source)
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==5th Month==
==5th Month==
On 5/4, or ''yukka nu hii'' (lit. "the fourth day"), [[dragon boats]] (O: ''haarii'') were raced.<ref>Ono Masako, Tomita Chinatsu, Kanna Keiko, Taguchi Kei, "Shiryô shôkai Kishi Akimasa bunko Satsuyû kikô," ''Shiryôhenshûshitsu kiyô'' 31 (2006), 242.</ref>
On 5/5, or ''Tango no sekku'', purification rituals were performed, with the aim of purifying one's body, and driving out bad things.
On 5/5, or ''Tango no sekku'', purification rituals were performed, with the aim of purifying one's body, and driving out bad things.