Episode Title:
I Want to Cry "Okinawa Soba"!
Episode Description:
Hina and Teeruu visits Kana on Uukui, the last day of Kyuubon (Obon). Here, Teeruu learns about the intricacies of the uukui, starting with the Uutootoo. Kana tells him, "Hizamazuki shite" (get on his knees), which is a local term meaning "assuming the seiza sitting position." Teeruu learns the significance of two sugarcane stalks offered at the altar. It is always two--one is used by the departed loved one as a means to carry gifts home, while the other is used as a walking cane on the way home, while carrying things in a "ganshinaa" on their heads. Part of the Uutootoo ritual is the giving of money to the departed, that is, burning Uchikabi, money that can be spent in Gusoo (the afterlife). Outside, Teeruu gets to witness a street junee, when people go around the streets in the village doing an Eisaa on Obon...
