In March, there are many days when you feel the cheerful summer in Okinawa.
One of the things that Okinawan people are looking forward to during this period is Hamauri on March 3, old calendar.
Do you know Hamauri?
If you write in kanji, "Hama descent".
It is an event unique to Okinawa that is equivalent to "Hinamatsuri".
There is a legend that a woman carrying a snake child who has become a beautiful man has purified herself in the sea, and on March 3, old calendar went to the sea and soaked her limbs in seawater to purify herself and pray for health.
Also, March 3, old calendar may be the largest tide in the year, so it seems that many people went to the coast at low tide and picked seafood.
In modern Okinawa, Hamauri has the meaning of "opening the sea", and on this day the coast is crowded with many families.
Okinawa is surrounded by the sea and continues to benefit a lot from the sea.
For the people of Okinawa, you can really feel that the sea is close to life by looking at the scenery of the coast of this day.
In 2023, Saturday, April 22 is the 3rd of the old history.
If you are planning to travel to Okinawa during this time, be sure to visit the sea.
You should be able to see a very beautiful scenery that is different from the "blue sea" that I imagined as the first trip to Okinawa.
