Events & festivals・Okinawa
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Also known as: エイサー
A performing art rooted in nenbutsu dances originally performed during the old-calendar Obon to see ancestors off and welcome them. Performers beat drums and parade through the community in formation, and it is now also a highlight of summer festivals.
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