Family all smiles digging for shellfish on Hamauri, the third day of the third month on the traditional lunar calendar

Family all smiles digging for shellfish on Hamauri, the third day of the third month on the traditional lunar calendar

A family enjoys searching for shellfish at low tide for Hamauri – April 14, in Yonaguni, Uruma (photograph taken by Naoya Oshiro)


April 15, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo

 

Hamauri, which is the third day of the third month in the traditional lunar calendar and landed on April 14 this year, families all over Okinawa could be seen enjoying themselves down at the beach digging for shellfish at low tide. Around the mid-sea road in Yonaguni, Uruma low tide came in the afternoon, and the cheers of children could be heard as they searched for seaweed and things that live in the ocean. Mami Hanaki, 49, who was searching for shellfish with a group of family and friends said smiling, “It was cloudy so not too hot, making for great weather. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves.”

Hamauri is an annual event that is observed in the Amami and Okinawa regions. People head down to the beach to soak their hands and feet and pray for good health.

 

(English translation by T&CT and Sam Grieb)

 

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