The South Florida Traveler » The Morikami http://www.thesouthfloridatraveler.com Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:07:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 The Morikami Museum http://www.thesouthfloridatraveler.com/2008/07/the-morikami-museum/ http://www.thesouthfloridatraveler.com/2008/07/the-morikami-museum/#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:12:13 +0000 http://www.thesouthfloridatraveler.com/the-morikami-museum/ Post from: The South Florida Traveler

]]> The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens was developed in 1977. Ever since that time, it has been a center for Japanese art and culture in South Florida. Along with rotating exhibitions, tea ceremonies, and an educational outreach program, The Morikami is home  to many Japanese festivals including The Bon Festival which will take place on August 9th.The Bon Festival celebrates Obon, Japan’s traditional 3-day holiday honoring ancestors and thanking for the high quality of life being enjoyed by the living. This festival takes place on one evening and includes drum performances, traditional Japanese folk dancing, and a street fair. At sunset, the Morikami Pond is filled with lighted lanterns which guide the departure of the ancestors’ souls away. Attendees can purchase lantern sleeves for the Toro Nagashi, or the lantern floating, to honor a lost loved one.

The Bon Festival takes place on Saturday, August 9th from 5:00  9:00 pm. Tickets are $10, $5 for children (7-17) and free for museum members and children 6 and under.

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