noun
Jūrukunichī; New Year's Day of the Dead; Okinawan festival on the 16th day of the first lunar month
An Okinawan festival where families honor ancestral spirits at the start of the lunar new year. The name literally means '16th day festival'.
旧暦の正月十六日に、沖縄では十六日祭が行われる。
On the 16th day of the first month in the lunar calendar, the Jūrukunichī festival is held in Okinawa.
十六日祭には、家族で墓参りをして先祖を供養する。
During Jūrukunichī, families visit graves and honor their ancestors.
Katakana variant with long vowel; also reflects Okinawan pronunciation.
From 十六日 (jūrokunichi, '16th day') with Okinawan sound changes and the suffix 祭 (sai, 'festival'). The reading じゅうるくにちい reflects Okinawan phonology.