Bon Odori Festival 2009 - Penang
Event: Bon Odori Festival 2009
Venue: Esplanade, Penang
Date: 18th July 2009
Organizer: The Consulate of Japan
Contact: 04-2263030
Bon Odori Festival is a Japanese Buddhist observance honouring the spirits of ancestors, who return once a year to visit their families. Traditional dance is performed to entertain the spirits of the ancestors. Bon Odori 2008 attracted around 50,000 locals and tourists.
Schedule:
60pm ~ Opening Ceremony
65pm ~ VIP Arrival
6:10pm ~ Speech by Mr Hoshi, Consul - General of Japan
6:15pm ~ Speech by YB Danny Law, Tourism Development and Culture
6:20pm ~ Speech by Chief Minister
6:35pm ~ Drum Performance by PJS
70pm ~ Bon - Odori by PJA - MJS
7:30pm ~ Dance by Nihon - Minyokenkyukai
80pm ~ Performance by Malaysian Students
8:10pm ~ Bon - Odori by PJA - MJS
8:40pm ~ Yosakoi Dance by Pink Hibiscus
90pm ~ Performance by Malaysian Students
9:10pm ~ Dance by Nihon - Minyokenkyukai
9:40pm ~ Bon - Odori by PJA - MJS
10:10pm ~ Firework
*source from VisitPenang."
Saturday, July 18, 2009
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