Bon Odori 2010

I just found this pictures from Bonodori a few weeks ago. Emi was not in the greatest mood that evening...she did enjoy coloring a fan and watching the Bon Odori dancers.

Just in case you are interested Bon Odori (Folk Dancing) O-bon Holidays
Bon Odori = Bon dance (dancing). Bon dance is held during the Obon Festival an annual event every year.

Obon or Bon is an annual Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the deceased (departed) spirits of one's ancestors that have past away and to honor (remember) them. 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. It has been celebrated in Japan for more than 500 years and traditionally includes a dance, known as Bon-Odori.