Each morning Mary and I get up at 5, make coffee, do word puzzles and games, and spend a little time together before the hectic day starts. It's my favorite time of the day, still quiet... the dog and cat are asleep or not begging for food yet at least and the world outside the door is peaceful. One of the games we play is a "name that thing" game, where you see a picture of something and then it gives you 4 choices. Today's was a special themed one, on musical instruments. Do you know what this musical instrument is?
We had no clue. None. Turns out it is an:
Ocarina -- a wind musical instrument—a type of vessel flute. Variations exist, but a typical ocarina is an enclosed space with four to twelve finger holes and a mouthpiece that projects from the body. It is traditionally made from clay or ceramic, but other materials are also used—such as plastic, wood, glass, metal, or bone.
For more information, I turned to Wikipedia...
The ocarina belongs to a very old family of instruments, believed to date back over 12,000 years.[Ocarina-type instruments have been of particular importance in Chinese and Mesoamerican cultures. For the Chinese, the instrument played an important role in their long history of song and dance...
Head over to Wikipedia to read more on this fascinating instrument!
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