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==8th Month==
==8th Month==
On 8/15, people engaged in ''[[tsukimi]]'', taking time to appreciate the moon.
On 8/15, people engaged in ''[[tsukimi]]'', taking time to appreciate the moon. When a [[Chinese investiture envoys|Chinese investiture mission]] was in residence on Okinawa, [[Mid-Autumn Festival]] was celebrated with musical performances, horse races, sword dances, ballgames, and other activities.<ref name=fukai>Fukai Jinzô 深井甚三, ''Edo no yado'' 江戸の宿, Tokyo: Heibonsha (2000), 73.</ref>
On an auspicious day of the month, ''susuki'' (''miscanthus'') grasses or other sorts of reeds were used in a ritual to drive out bad spirits, called ''shibasashi''.
On an auspicious day of the month, ''susuki'' (''miscanthus'') grasses or other sorts of reeds were used in a ritual to drive out bad spirits, called ''shibasashi''.
==9th Month==
==9th Month==
On 9/9, a purification ritual was performed, in which one purified one's body, and drove out bad things. When a [[Chinese investiture envoys|Chinese investiture mission]] was in residence, [[Chrysanthemum Festival]] was celebrated with [[dragon boats|dragon boat races]], followed by the performance of six Chinese plays in the Hokuden (North Hall) of Shuri castle.<ref>Fukai Jinzô 深井甚三, ''Edo no yado'' 江戸の宿, Tokyo: Heibonsha (2000), 73.</ref>
On 9/9, a purification ritual was performed, in which one purified one's body, and drove out bad things. When a [[Chinese investiture envoys|Chinese investiture mission]] was in residence, [[Chrysanthemum Festival]] was celebrated with [[dragon boats|dragon boat races]], followed by the performance of six Chinese plays in the Hokuden (North Hall) of Shuri castle.<ref name=fukai/>
On an auspicious day within the month, the king visited [[Futenma Shrine]].
On an auspicious day within the month, the king visited [[Futenma Shrine]].
