JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Monday May 22, 2006 [S(7/365) LW(12/365) SH(10/365)]

May 2006 Total:
S-sunny (7/365) C-cloudy (8/365) PC (7/365)
D-drizzle (3/365)
W-windy (7/365) LW-light winds (12/365)
H-humid (3/365) SH-slightly humid (10/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (63/365) C-cloudy (144/365) PC-partly cloudy (148/365)
D-drizzle (37/365) R-rainy (18/365) SR-scattered rain showers (23/365)
W-windy (117/365) LW-light winds (175/365) VW-very windy (11/365)
H-humid (72/365) SH-slightly humid (98/365)

If a society expects a foreigner to follow a local tradition than wouldn’t it make sense for the members of that society to perform the cultural tradition, as well as know the meaning and symbolism of the tradition?