Bon Odori 2009
Location: Esplanade, Penang
Date: 18th July 2009
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:
6:00pm ~ Opening Ceremony
6:05pm ~ 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
7:00pm ~ Bon - Odori by PJA - MJS
7:30pm ~ Dance by Nihon - Minyokenkyukai
8:00pm ~ Performance by Malaysian Students
8:10pm ~ Bon - Odori by PJA - MJS
8:40pm ~ Yosakoi Dance by Pink Hibiscus
9:00pm ~ Performance by Malaysian Students
9:10pm ~ Dance by Nihon - Minyokenkyukai
9:40pm ~ Bon - Odori by PJA - MJS
10:10pm ~ Firework
