Shuri Castle Festival to be held at reduced scale, “Emaki Gyoretsu” procession to be canceled

Shuri Castle Festival to be held at reduced scale, “Emaki Gyoretsu” procession to be canceled

“Appearance of the King and Queen” at the Shuri Castle Festival in 2018, at Shuri Castle Park in Naha


October 10, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo

From October 31 to November 3, the Shuri Castle Festival (organizer: Shuri Castle Festival Steering Committee) will be held for four days at a reduced scale. The festival was cancelled last year while ongoing because of the fire in the main hall and other parts of the castle.

The “Ryukyu Kingdom Emaki Gyoretsu” procession normally held on Kokusai-dori Street will be cancelled to prevent the spread of Covid-19 infection. The “King and Queen Selection Ceremony” will also be cancelled, and the man and woman selected last year will remain in their roles as king and queen.

The “Appearance of the King and Queen” and traditional performative arts performances usually held at the annual Shuri Castle Festival are planned to be held. Further, a work of mosaic art with messages wishing for the restoration of Shuri Castle will be displayed in the castle’s exhibition center.

The festival may be cancelled if there is a change in the state of spread of Covid-19 infection.

(English translation by T&CT and Sandi Aritza)

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