In March, there are many days when you feel the joy of summer in Okinawa.
One of the things that Okinawans are looking forward to at this time is old calendar’s March 3 Hamauri.
Haman, do you know?
It is written in kanji (Chinese characters): 'Hamagori.'
It is an event unique to Okinawa that is equivalent to "Hinamatsuri".
There is a legend that a woman who had acquired a serpent child who became a beautiful man purified herself in the sea, and on March 3, old calendar, she went to the sea and soaked her limbs in seawater to cleanse herself and pray for health.
Also, on March 3, old calendar, the trough difference is the largest tide in the year, so it seems that many people went to the coast at low tide and picked seafood etc.
In modern Okinawa, Hamauri has the meaning of "opening the sea", and on this day the coast is crowded with many families.
Surrounded by the sea, Okinawa continues to receive many benefits from the sea.
For the people of Okinawa, you can feel that the sea is close to life when you look at the scenery of the coast of this day.
In 2023 this year, Saturday, April 22 is the old history of March 3.
If you are planning a trip to Okinawa at 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.
