Reminder of Anual Events at Morikami
4000 Morikami Park Road • Delray Beach, Fl 33446 • 561-495-0233 • morikami@pbcgov.com
Annual Festivals For 2007
Oshogatsu-Japanese New Year Celebration
Includes Japan’s customary rice-pounding and making of mochi rice cakes: viewing of the sado tea ceremony, kakizome, hands-on calligraphy: nengajo, New Year's card-making: omikuji, fortune-telling: and games like hanetsuki, similar to badminton, and fukuwarai, similar to pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey. Learn More
Hatsume Fair Date: February 24 - 25, 2007 Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
2-day Admission $10 for adults $5 for children ages 7-18
FREE for museum members and children 6 and under
Celebrating the first bud of spring, The Morikami’s largest annual event, Hatsume, transforms the normally tranquil Morikami Park into a unique Japanese spring festival. Hatsume Fair features three stages with continuous entertainment including taiko drummers, a Japanese tea ceremony, flower arranging, martial art demonstrations, bonsai and orchid demonstrations, and much more. Also included are avenues of artisan booths, plant sales, Asian and American food vendors and children’s activities. Learn More
Group ticket application of 10 or more.
http://morikami.org/clientuploads/hatsume07groupsales.pdf
Advance Tickets: Adult $8.00 Child $3.00
Children’s DayPatterned after Japan’s national holiday, Kodomo-no-hi, The Morikami Children’s Day Celebration includes hands-on activities such as making a giant carp streamer; gyotaku (fish painting); Japanese toy making; hina-shikishi (doll collage); making newspaper kabuto (warriors’ helmets); and origami (paper folding). In addition, many other area cultural groups showcase their programs for children. Indoor and outdoor stages feature Japanese and American performances designed to delight all ages.
Bon Festival Inspired by Obon, Japan’s traditional three-day holiday honoring ancestors and thanking them for the quality of life enjoyed by the living, The Morikami celebrates Bon Festival in one fun-packed evening. Highlights include rousing taiko drum performances, traditional Japanese folk dancing with audience participation, ghost stories, and a street fair with games and shop stalls. The highlight of the evening begins at sunset when Morikami Pond is transformed into a tranquil sea of lighted lanterns which, in accordance with Japanese custom, guide the departure of ancestors’ souls who have come for a brief visit among the living. A special fireworks display caps the enchanting evening.
Price: Adult $10; Children $5; Members and Children under 3 - FREE.
Overview about the Museum: The Morikami exhibits display fine art and objects of everyday use representing Japan’s rich and diverse culture. Thematically organized rotating exhibitions educate the public on a wide variety of topics featuring items from private collectors and other museums. The Permanent Collection Gallery displays recent acquisitions and outstanding examples from the 5,000-piece collection. Other exhibits highlight various aspects of Japanese culture on an ongoing basis and cover such topics as Japanese gardens, tea ceremony utensils and samurai armor. The Yamato-kan features a permanent exhibition.
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