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Showing posts with label folklore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label folklore. Show all posts
Sunday, November 1, 2020

Day After Halloween - Sorry No Ghosts

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A Juicy Ghost Story in the Making Research continues on  Okinawan Folklore with some ghosts. Last month, we tried our best to get you a goo...
Sunday, September 16, 2018

Another Look at Shimakanka -- Rituals in Okinawa

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Published Again at Stripes Okinawa This has been seen before online and in the print version of Okinawa Stripes. The article showed...
Thursday, June 14, 2018

Two Old Favorite Shisa in Yaese Town Okinawa

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Tomori Stone Lion There are 14 of these original stone lions  (Shisa) to be found in Yaese. The most famous is the bullet s...
Thursday, August 17, 2017

Okinawan Folktale: Origins of Okinawa Shisa

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Two Original Stone Shisa Statues There are hundreds of thousands of them if, you counted every Shisa on the island. The Shisa (...
Monday, May 22, 2017

Okinawan Folktale: The Origins of Shimakanka

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Not the Typical Love Story Shimakanka, is a ritual celebration held in some villages in the Ryukyu Island Chain. Last yea...
Thursday, February 23, 2017

Okinawan Folktale: Moon and Sun Separated

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God Carried Them Together Many years ago God carried the sun and moon on a wooden pole, across his shoulders. They were like childr...
Thursday, February 9, 2017

Okinawan Folktale: Sacrifice a Virgin

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Serpent of Yara Muruchi Over 700 years ago an enormous, dragon-like serpent lived in Yara Muruchi Pond. It was believed cy...