Bon odori at Iwaseura
Obon is the Japanese equivalent of our Qing Ming period. It lasts for a total of 3 days, usually sometime during mid August. The souls of the family members who had departed will return during these 3 days, young and old, those who are gone and those that are alive will all gather at the family house to celebrate the obon festival. Rural places usually became much more livelier during this time when children who left home for work in the bigger cities return to their hometown to spend time with the elderly folks at home.On the first day, family memebers will welcome the return of their ancestors. The second day is the bon festival where people from the town or village will all gather somewhere in the village and dance to the sound of Japanese drums and traditional obon music. On the third day, families will send off their ancestors once more and this marks the end of obon.
I was invited to the bon festival at Iwaseura. This particular area on the island looks especially rural and has this very mysterious and ancient feel to it. 
Met some of my students from Narao JHS who stays at Iwaseura. They were really friendly and i spent the night dancing bon odori with them =p
posted by テレサ @ 11:02 PM
5 Comments:
da jie! im so happy to see that u r happy in japan n well taken care off by the friendly japanese :).. n to think u 'strepsiled' so badly b4 that, haha... been rather busy but i keep reading your blog one,heh.. u must read mine too ok?haha.. love, jacjac
hi teresa! how does one dance to bon odori? hee. must show me one day!
hi jac jac,
happy to hear that you and rosie know what i am up to here : )
i follow what's happening back home thru your blog too so be sure you write often and keep me updated ya =)
love!
da-jie
hello sharon!
i asked my students how to dance bon odori too and their reply was just dance anyhow! haha.
That was what i did exactly, flailing my hands about :p
hahaha then you will look really like a ghost... hee.
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