๐ฉ๐ถ๐ต ๐ถ๐ซ๐ถ๐น๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐บ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐จ๐ณ 2022
This time, LNBTI joins together with the Embassy of Japan Sri Lanka, the Japanese Solidarity Association, the National Youth Services Council and the Japanese School in Colombo to celebrate Bon Odari Festival 2022
๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ถ๐
๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ 2022 
Bon Odori, a traditional Japanese summer festival organised by the Embassy of Japan Sri Lanka, the Japanese Solidarity Association, the National Youth Services Council, and the Japanese School in Colombo was held at the Youth Centre, Maharagama last Saturday (10th December) evening.
This time, the LNBTI, being the only Educational partner representing Japanese Education in Sri Lanka was able to represent Bon Odori Festival along with Bon Dance with Makioka Nami san, a Photo Booth with a Japanese ambience, a stall full of Origami creations and teaching ways and a descriptive demonstration of Japanese ways of Garbage Separation. ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐!
About Bon Odori:
With the word โBonโ meaning welcoming ancestorsโ souls and holding a memorial service for the souls, Bon Odori is a traditional summer holiday to honour the spirits of oneโs deceased ancestors where it later evolved into a family reunion holiday during which people return to their hometowns and visit their ancestorsโ graves.
This custom has been popular in Japan for over 500 years and people traditionally organise Bon Odori in several communities all over Japan in the summer.
The style of celebration varies in many aspects from region to region where each region has its own local Bon Odori dancing to traditional Japanese music, while enjoying various Japanese sweetmeats and assortment of snacks.
The music played is cheerful to welcome the ancestorsโ souls into a happy environment and the โBon Danceโ is held at night with the belief that the ancestorsโ souls come in the night.
