ahirihirihiri

On the last night in Oki we caught a festival at Yonabaru town - kind of a summer bon festival, but Okinawan style.

There was wrestling, there was cotton candy.

There was music and dancing, and drumming, and drum-dancing.

My friend S who grew up in Oki said we couldn't miss Eisa - a kind of drum-dancing found at local festivals.

I love the guy who runs around in face paint, looking scary and whistling and messing with the crowd.

I love the chiming in of the singers who sing ahirihiri on top of the main body of the song (these shots/catcalls are called kakegoe 掛け声). I was told it means "I like it like it."