Ryukyu rites mark start of New Year

Ryukyu rites mark start of New Year

NAHA, Japan - The ''king of the Ryukyu Islands'' heads a procession celebrating the New Year and praying for peace, at Shuri Castle Park in Naha on Jan. 1. The procession is a reproduction of the 17th to 19th century New Year's celebration rites conducted in the kingdom of the Ryukyus, which was absorbed into Japan in 1879 and is now called Okinawa Prefecture.

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