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Celebrating
Children's Day
By Kandace Hsu
On-line Forty-Niner
A day dedicated
especially for children in Japan was celebrated Sunday at
the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden with traditional snacks,
arts and crafts and games.
"It reminded me of my childhood memories when my family
and I celebrated Girl's and Boy's Day in Japan," said
Japan Club member, Chiho Nato.
Some of the hands-on activities for the children included
flower arrangement, book binding, paper doll making and postcard
making. Japanese traditional activities such as origami, the
art of folding paper, was taught to children, as well as how
to write a Japanese Haiku poem. Sumi-e, traditional Japanese
painting, and story telling were also available for guests
to participate in.
The different games and children's arts and crafts tables
were taught and assisted by student volunteers from the Learning
Alliance and the Japan Club as well as volunteers from the
Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens.
"I wanted to volunteer for the Japanese Children's Day
event because I'm of Japanese decent and I thought this would
be a good way to get in touch with a tradition I'm not familiar
with," said Learning Alliance volunteer Brian Takeda.
Traditional music was performed with the Japanese harp, called
a koto, by the Awaya-Kai Koto Conservatory and the Japanese
drums, called taiko, was performed by the Hikari Taiko Drummers
from Norwalk. Kempo and Aikido martial arts demonstrations
by CSULB religious studies professor Peter Lowentrout and
the CSULB Aikido Club allowed children to participate and
learn about the two different art forms.
"We're grateful for all the help and support from the
Learning Alliance, Japan Club, Aikido Club volunteers, Garden
members, community members and the CSULB students," said
education coordinator of the Japanese Garden, Alison Redfoot.
"They did a wonderful job to make this day successful."
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