e/Ryukyan festivals and observances

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has gloss	eng: This is an overview of festivals and observances held as part of the practice of Ryukyuan religion or tradition on the Ryukyu Islands. Unless otherwise noted, dates are according to the lunar calendar. The categories below ("January - May" and "June - December") are artificial, created for ease of article navigation. For calendars of rites particular to Miyako-jima, Yaeyama, and Ishigaki, see their respective pages.
lexicalization	eng: Ryukyan festivals and observances
instance of	(noun) a chain of 55 islands in the western Pacific to the to the southwest of Japan (returned by United States to Japan in 1972) Ryukyu Islands