I am wearing a Japanese dress, called Yukata... Japanese women wear this specially in festivals or they celebrate special occasions. I enjoyed wearing this dress and dancing in the bon odori...
By the way, what is bon odori?
Bon Odori is a Japanese Buddhist Folk Dance performed outdoors and danced in concentric circle around a raised platform called a Yagura. Odori means dance and Bon is the abbreviated name of a Buddhist text, the Ullambana Sutra, whose Japanese pronunciation is Urabon, shortened to Bon.
Though a memorial observance, there is a festive mood during Obon. Obon is a time to remember and honor all those who have passed on before us. It is a time to appreciate all that they have done for us and to recognize the continuation of the influence of their deeds upon our lives. Obon is also a time of self-reflection; the joy one feels is not from the happiness of getting what you desire, but the joy of being shown the truth -- the joy of awareness. "Obon reminds us to love and care for our parents. It also encourages the practice of selfless giving (dana) not only to family and friends, but to all beings."
We enjoyed picture taking because this event will come once a year only..
Here are some pictures we took during thew festival.
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| With my co-teacher |
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| me, with my red lips and red fan... ^_^ |
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| With my co-teachers and Sawamura Sensei at the back |
