Hamaori - Hamaori

Japanese: 浜降り - はまおり

It is also called Isoasobi or Isomatsuri. It is held from March to April in the lunar calendar, and involves gathering shells on the beach, eating kusamochi and other foods, and is often accompanied by a tradition of welcoming gods to the beach. In Amami and Okinawa, March 3 of the lunar calendar is called Hamauri, and people of all ages gather on the beach with food and drink, sing and dance, and spend the whole day having fun. On this day, it is said that one should not stay home and do any work, and there is a tradition that if one stays at home, they will be tricked by a snake called Akamata, or give birth to a snake's baby. In addition, in many places, the portable shrine carried to the beach at shrine festivals in various places is called Hamaori. It is said that today's clam-digging originated from such events.

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Japanese:

磯遊び，磯祭ともいう。旧暦3月から4月にかけて行われ，浜辺で貝を拾い，草餅などを食べて懇親をはかったもので，海浜に神を迎えた伝承を伴うことが多い。奄美や沖縄では旧暦3月3日をハマウリといい，老若が酒肴をたずさえて浜で飲食し，歌い踊り，終日楽しく過す。この日は家にいて仕事をしてはならないとされ，家にいるとアカマタというへびにだまされるとか，へびの子を産むという伝承もある。そのほか，各地の神社の祭礼で，神輿が浜へ行くことをハマオリというところも多い。今日の潮干狩りはこうした行事から発したといわれている。

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