Bon Odori

Today i am sharing a video taken back in the year 2012. The Bon Odori was held at the Shah Alam National Sports Complex (Panasonic Stadium) on 14th #july 2012. It is held every year in the middle of July in Shah Alam, Matsushita Stadium and another venue on Penang Island.
Every year there will be food, lots of food and there is a big area - half as big as the area of the stadium - where all the food stalls are located at the side of the stadium. There are beers with alcohol, alcohol-free beers, teriyaki, sushi and many more.
"Bon-Odori," as the name suggests, refers to a dance (odori) held during Obon. One of the folk arts held dear by Japanese, there are various explanations, but the dance is performed all over Japan in order to receive spirits and send them off again. At the present day, the religious aspect of the event has been mostly lost, and the dance is held as an event to liven up summer festivals and so on.
There are many cases in which the movements of the dances passed down from long ago are made to coordinate with lyrics describing such actions as "harvesting the rice" or "scooping the mud." This gives the dance the unique quality of being easy to remember, meaning anyone can easily participate.
Dress can consist of anything, but since the choreography is based around yukata, people can often be seen wearing it while dancing.
Just like in ages past, Bon-Odori, with its emphasis on rhythm and #livelymusic movement, continues to liven up the summer nights of the present day as well.
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[@CheerfulYeoh]

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[@thomasyaw5541]

A very good sharing!

[@cheerful72]

Awesome 😊