Abushibare - Abushibare

...Most annual events are held according to the lunar calendar, and even within Okinawa, the names and contents of events vary considerably between Okinawa Island and the Sakishima Islands (Miyako and Yaeyama). Major agricultural events include the wheat harvest festival in February and March, the millet and rice harvest festival in May and June, and the potato harvest festival in November, as well as the pest control ritual called Abushibare (rice field clearing) in April and the rice sowing festival called Tanetori around the beginning of winter. In Okinawa, a pig is killed at the end of the year, and New Year's Day is celebrated with pigs instead of rice cakes.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Abushi Valley" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…年中行事はほとんど旧暦で行われ，同じ沖縄でも沖縄島と先島(宮古･八重山)地方とでは行事の名称や内容にかなりちがいがみられる。農耕に関連するおもな行事には，2～3月の麦の収穫祭，5～6月のアワや稲の収穫祭，11月のいもの収穫祭のほか，4月のアブシバレー(畦払い)という害虫駆除の儀礼や，立冬ころの〈種取り〉という稲の播種祭などがある。沖縄では年末に豚をころし，正月は餅をつかずに豚で祝った。…

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