THE Obon festival is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honour the spirits of one’s ancestors. The Japan Club of Kuala Lumpur recently marked the festivity with a Bon Odori event and dance.
The Japanese have been marking the festival for more than half a century, features a dance performance known as Bon Odori.
The Bon Odori dance is accompanied by traditional folk songs.
This is the 42nd time the event has been held in Malaysia. Last year, Malaysia and Japan celebrated 72 years of diplomatic ties.
Forty-two pupils from the Japan School of Kuala Lumpur and 140 local pupils, dressed in traditional Japanese attire, joined in the performances.
The event was also peppered with food stalls offering Japanese food for visitors. – July 23, 2018
A Japanese living in Malaysia making her way to the Bon Odori festival in Shah Alam. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, July 23, 2018.Women wearing traditional yukatas taking part in the Bon Odori festival in Shah Alam. The Bon Odori dance is accompanied by traditional Japanese folk songs. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, July 23, 2018.Participants wearing traditional yukatas dancing during Bon Odori festival in Shah Alam. This is the 42nd time the event has been held in Malaysia. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, July 23, 2018.Japanese women living in Malaysia posing for photographs during the Bon Odori festival in Shah Alam. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, July 23, 2018.Women in yukatas taking selfies during the Bon Odori festival in Shah Alam. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, July 23, 2018.Muslim women wearing traditional yukatas taking part in the Bon Odori festival in Shah Alam. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, July 23, 2018.
Participants dancing on stage during the Bon Odori festival in Shah Alam. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, July 23, 2018.Japanese girls living in Malaysia posing for photographs before going on stage during the Bon Odori festival in Shah Alam. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, July 23, 2018.Girls wearing traditional yukatas sharing a light moment during the Bon Odori festival in Shah Alam. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, July 23, 2018.Women in traditional yukatas dancing with the 42 pupils from the Japan School of Kuala Lumpur and 140 local pupils. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, July 23, 2018.A Japanese woman living in Malaysia taking part in the Bon Odori festival in Shah Alam. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, July 23, 2018.Muslim women wearing traditional yukatas gathering during the Bon Odori festival in Shah Alam. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, July 23, 2018.
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