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Fig. 11.4
(
a
) Minsaa pattern in the straps of amobile phone. (
b
) Minsaa pattern in a pair of wedding
rings
art is discernable. People in Taketomi Island have maintained their festivals with
loving care, and treated them as spiritual nourishment for their daily lives.
Of the many festivals celebrated, the most significant is the Tanadhui Festival
celebrating the sowing of
awa
(millet;
S. italica
) (Fig.
11.5
), which was designated
as a National Important Intangible Cultural Asset by Japan's Culture Agency in
1977. There is no clear record of the festival's origins, but it is thought to have
started around 900 years ago, in the twelfth century, when the island inhabitants
became dependent on agriculture (Karimata
2003
). One cannot simply assume that
the beginning of agriculture led directly to the Tanadhui Festival, however.
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