Bon Odori

Technically Bon Odori is..

Obon (お盆, Obon?) or just Bon (盆, Bon?) is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the departed (deceased) spirits of one’s ancestors. This Buddhist custom has evolved into a family reunion holiday during which people return to ancestral family places and visit and clean their ancestors’ graves, and when the spirits of ancestors are supposed to revisit the household altars. Also called the Feast of Lanterns, it has been celebrated in Japan for more than 500 years and traditionally includes a dance, known as Bon-Odori.

As Obon occurs in the heat of the summer, participants traditionally wear yukata, or light cotton kimonos. Many Obon celebrations include a huge carnival with rides, games, and summer festival food like watermelon.

The festival ends with Toro Nagashi , or the floating of lanterns. Paper lanterns are illuminated and then floated down rivers symbolically signaling the ancestral spirits’ return to the world of the dead. This ceremony usually culminates in a fireworks display.

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So then me terry and jeff were on the way to this AWESOMEST event.

THE CROWD WAS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY.

This event is even crowdier and bigger than merdeka.

Crazy malaysian people. ;D

Well, the food was expensive but was worth a try.

The best was still california rolls. SEXY xD

met friends. alot of them. haha.

did enjoyed myself pretty much. was freaking tired though.

OH btw there were portable toilets. they were fun.

me and ryan kena con. dunno how to flush and use the basin.

jeff showed us. we showed him the =.= face. xD

alright. so there we are. great event. went back at 10.

end ~ ^^