Bon Odori Festival 2008

tahun 2008 bakal meninggalkan kita..

maka dengan itu menjelang lah tahun 2009 yang bakal menyaksikan

banyak perubahan pada sesiapa sahaja...

hmm.. terlalu banyak kenangan pd tahun ini.. yang sedih..gembira..

tp yang bagus nya bak kata si genit ku..

pengalaman mematangkan kita..haha..

this is a pict dat i took during
Bon Odori Festival at Padang Kota..
see..who is the Gadis with red shirt??
really love this festival..coz ramai mamat

jepun yang Kawaii (comel)...~

this is si genit..odie Rasis..

so cute this 2 little gurl..

hahaha... we wear a yukata.

not a kimono but also the same la..

antara muka peserta rombongan

ke Bon Odori Festival..

sedikit sebanyak mengenai Bon Odori

Bon Odori (meaning simply Bon dance) is an event held during Obon. It is celebrated as a reminder of the gratefulness one should feel toward one's ancestors.
Originally a Nenbutsu folk dance to express the effusive welcome for the spirits of the dead, the style of celebration varies in many aspects from region to region.

Each region has a respective local Bon dance, as well as different music accompanying the dance. The music can be songs specifically pertinent to the spiritual message of Obon, or local min'yo folk songs. Consequently, the Bon dance will look and sound different from region to region.

Hokkaidō, or northern Japan, is known for a folk-song known as "Soran Bushi." The song "Tokyo Ondo" takes its namesake from the capital of Japan. "Goshu Ondo" is a folk song from Shiga prefecture. Residents of the Kansai area will recognize the famous "Kawachi ondo." Tokushima in Shikoku is very famous for its "Awa Odori," or "fool's dance," and in the far south, one can hear the "Ohara Bushi" of Kagoshima.

APA2 pun..memang perayaan ini sgt la menarik.. sekiranya ada peluang better pergi melihat2..hahahahaha..(ada maksud tersembunyi gtu)

A prayer for the new year

A Prayer for the New
Year

God grant us this year a wider view,

So we see others' faults through the eyes of You.

Teach us to judge not with hasty tongue,

Neither the adult ... nor the young.

Give us patience and grace to endure

And a stronger faith so we feel secure.

Instead of remembering, help us forgetT

he irritations that caused us to fret.

Freely forgiving for some offence

And finding each day a rich recompense.

In offering a friendly, helping hand

And trying in all ways to understand;

That all of us whoever we are ...

Are trying to reach an unreachable star.

For the great and small ... the good and bad,

The young and old ... the sad and glad

Are asking today;

Is life worth living?

The answer is only in, loving and giving.

For only Love can make man kind

And Kindness of Heart brings Peace of Mind.

By giving love, we can help this year

To lift the clouds of hate and fear