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MAY
EXHIBIT -
Nikak Yuko
Japanese Gardens
HAGOITA
(Ornamental hanetsuki paddles)
PAVILION
EXHIBIT -
Hagoita are rectangular wooden paddles, originating in
Japan, ostensibly used to play hanetsuki, but often instead
serving a more ornamental purpose. Courtesy of Rie Nagai,
Kaz Sugimoto and Reyko Nishiyama. |
MAY EXHIBIT -
Nikak Yuko
Japanese Gardens
DOLL PHOTO DISPLAY
- VISITOR
CENTRE Dolls courtesy of Lil Oishi. Photos courtesy of Tom
Buchanan.
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| May-10th Nikak
Yuko Japanese Gardens Season
Opening .
Celebrate Children's Day at Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden May
10, 2008 (12 - 4 pm) in conjunction with Historic Lethbridge
Week
Kodomo no Hi (Children's Day)
is a Japanese national holiday which takes place annually on
May 5 as part of Golden Week. It is a day set aside to
respect children's personalities and to celebrate their
happiness. In this spirit, and with the generous support of
our volunteers and in conjunction with Lethbridge Heritage
Week, we are delighted to offer the following program:
Nikkei Society Taiko Drummers
12 - 12:10 pm
Buddhist
Choir 1 - 1:15 pm
Taka Karate
demonstration 1:30 - 1:50 pm
Japanese
Tea Ceremony Rie & Jack Nagai 2 - 3 pm
Momiji
Dancers performance 3 - 3:15 pm followed by folk dance
lessons
Nikkei
Society Taiko Drummers 4 - 4:10 pm near Visitors Centre
Other
activities include a reading of children's stories at the
azumaya, chopstick lessons and the opportunity for families
to raise koi nobori (windsocks) in honor of children and in
the hope that they will grow up healthy and strong. Nikka
Yuko will break with tradition and have koi nobori on short
poles to be "planted" behind the pavilion to make the event
a little more interesting for younger visitors. (Koi Noburi
are traditionally flown above the roofs of houses with sons,
with the largest koi nobori for the father decreasing in
size with one for each son.) A very large koi nobori will be
flown outside the Garden gates with a smaller koi nobori
flying inside the walls.
2 - 3 pm JapaneseTea ceremony by Rie & Jack Nagai. |
May-11
Global Day of Prayer
Sunday,
May 11, at 5:00 PM @ the Enmax Centre |
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May 11
Nikak Yuko
Japanese Gardens
Mother's Day
Mums for Mom
4"
potted Chrysanthemums for the first 100 Moms through the
gate. Bring your Mum back on September 7 for the
Chrysanthemum Festival - best Mum gets a prize!
2 - 3 pm Japanese
Tea Ceremony performed by Sheila McHugh. |
May-14
Anne Murray @ 7:30 PM @
the Enmax Centre
Call
(403) 329-SEAT or Click here to Purchase Tickets Online
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May -
17
Tom Buchanan Spring
Photography Workshop - 9-4 pm
Lunch and refreshments included. $100.
Call Dixie @ 403.328-3511 to register.
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18
Nikak Yuko
Japanese Gardens
2 - 3 pm Japanese
Tea Ceremony performed by Rie Nagai
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| May-18
Tom Cochrane with Red Rider -
Lethbridge College 50th Anniversary Celebration Sunday
@ 8:00 PM |
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May 24
Nikak Yuko
Japanese Gardens
2 - 4pm Bonseki
Tray Art demonstration by Toshiko Tanaka.
Bonseki is the ancient Japanese art of creating miniature
landscapes on black laquer trays using white sand, pebbles
and small rocks.
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25
Nikak Yuko
Japanese Gardens
2 - 3 pm Japanese
Tea Ceremony performed by Sheila McHugh.
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