Holidays & Celebrations
- Seimei, it’s like Obon on Steroids
- April 13th, 2009
- The people of Okinawa don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter or many of the religious holidays many westerners are familiar with. But they do have plenty of their own special holidays and traditions to speak of. They even have one or two that are not celebrated elsewhere in Japan. One holiday » Continue Reading
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- The Luck of the Okinawan Irish
- March 17th, 2009
- Its spring here on Okinawa and everything as far as the eye can see is turning a bright fresh shade of green. That reminded me that St. Paddy’s day is upon us once again. I’m not Irish but having lived in Okinawa these last few years, I couldn’t help but notice » Continue Reading
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