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''Japanese/Okinawan'': ノロ ''(noro, nuru)''
[[File:Noro.jpg|right|thumb|400px|A museum display recreating a traditional ''noro'' ritual. Okinawa Prefectural Museum]]
*''Japanese/Okinawan'': ノロ ''(noro, nuru)''
''Noro'' were [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] village priestesses, who performed a variety of rituals and ceremonies for the people of the area, as well as watching over local ''[[utaki]]''. Most ''[[magiri]]'' had several ''noro''.<ref name=furusato>Plaques at reproduction of a noro's house, Okinawa Furusato Mura, Ocean Expo Park, Nakijin.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15456827940/sizes/h/]</ref>
''Noro'' were [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] village priestesses, who performed a variety of rituals and ceremonies for the people of the area, as well as watching over local ''[[utaki]]''. Most ''[[magiri]]'' had several ''noro''.<ref name=furusato>Plaques at reproduction of a noro's house, Okinawa Furusato Mura, Ocean Expo Park, Nakijin.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15456827940/sizes/h/]</ref>
