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The Japan Foundation, Bangkok proudly presents a new program "Japanese Art and Culture Workshop Series," twice a month on the first and the third Thursday for one hour from 18.30-19.30 hrs. from July to September, 2010. The workshops are designed to introduce various types of Japanese art and culture, ranging from Origami (the art of paper folding) to martial art like Aikido, to those who are interested in Japanese culture.
FREE Workshops Schedule is as follows:
| Jul. 1 |
Origami for Tanabata Festival
(open for reservation from 24 Jun. until full) |
| Jul. 15 |
Yukata Dressing and Bon Odori
(open for reservation from 8 Jul. until full) |
| Aug. 5 |
Aikido Demonstration
(open for reservation from 29 Jul. until full) |
| Aug. 19 |
Furoshi Gift Wrapping
(open for reservation from 11 Aug. until full) |
| Sept. 2 |
Japanese Song Singing
(open for reservation from 26 Aug. until full) |
Seat reservation is kindly requested. Please contact us via phone no. 02-260-8560-3.
Be ready to attend the workshop you are interested in and call us at your earliest convenience. We are ready to serve you.
If you think of Japanese art and culture, think of US.
The Japan Foundation, Bangkok
What is Tanabata?
It celebrates the meeting of Orihime (Vega) and Hikoboshi (Altair). The Milky Way, a river made from stars that crosses the sky, separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunisolar calendar. The celebration is held at night, once the stars come out.
In present-day Japan, people generally celebrate this day by writing wishes, sometimes in the form of poetry, on small pieces of paper, and hanging them on bamboo twigs, sometimes with other decorations. The bamboo and decorations are often set afloat on a river or burned after the festival, around midnight or on the next day. Many areas in Japan have their own Tanabata customs as ritual and/or tradition.
You will surely enjoy attending the Origami workshop and decorating your works on the bamboo tree we will provide at the spot.
We are looking forward to seeing you very soon. |
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