2. China: Spring Festival
(CHUN JIE)
longest and most important
festivity in the Chinese calendar
begins on the first day of the first
month and ends with Lantern
Festival on the 15th day
11. DRAGON DANCE
• the highlight of Chinese New Year
celebrations
• a form of traditional dance and
performance in Chinese culture
• the dance mimics the supposed
movements of the river spirit
12. • symbolizes power and strength
• believed to bring good luck to
people
• qualities include great power,
dignity, fertility, wisdom and
prosperity
• appearance is frightening and
bold but it has a benevolent
disposition
18. KODO
- professional Taiko drumming troupe
- based in Sado Island, Japan
- means “heartbeat”, the primal source of
all rhythm
- also means “children of the drum”
19. TAIKO DRUM FESTIVAL
performance includes different drums
fue and shamisen makes appearance on stage
traditional dance and vocal performance are also
part of the whole performance
include pieces based on the traditional rhythms of
regional Japan pieces composed by contemporary
songwriters and pieces written by Kodo members
themselves
normally last for about one hour and forty minutes
21. DRUMS
used in ancient times to signify the boundaries
of a village
used in peasant events (rice harvests or dance
festivals)
used to pray for rain and other religious
ceremonies
lead warriors into battles in order to scare off
the enemy
27. LEGONG - a refined dance form characterized by intricate finger
movements, complicated footwork and expressive gestures and
facial expressions
28. a form of Balinese dance and music drama, originated
in the 1930’s performed primarily by men
29.
30. torso is wrapped in a
gold sabuk (sash) or
in an ankin (form-
fitting bodice); lower
half is wrapped in
kain (cloth)
31. a variation on a soldier's
uniform from the
Majapahit era - layers of
cloth, embellished with
velvet beading, pompoms
and embroidery
velvet ankle cuffs – stewel
keris (dagger)
35. YI PENG – Sky Lantern Festival
launching of lanterns / small hot air
balloons (khom loi)
each release is a petition, small
prayer, or good wishes
held on the full moon of the 12th
month in Thai lunar calendar
36. YI PENG – Sky Lantern Festival
the biggest lantern release is held at CHIANG MAI
releasing of lantern means:
o sending away a person’s bad luck and misfortune
o a short prayer
o considered good luck for sky lanterns symbolize
problems and worries floating away
o an act of veneration to the PRA GAED KAEW JU LA
MANEE (the crystal Chedi in heaven)
38. LOI KRATHONG FESTIVAL
takes place along with Yi Peng
Festival
loy/loi means to float
krathong refers to the lotus-shaped
receptacle made of banana leaves or a
spider lily plant
39. LOI KRATHONG FESTIVAL
believed to originate in an ancient practice
of paying respect to the spirit of the waters -
a young queen made a small boat adorned
with candles and sent it down the river
a krathong is decorated with flowers,
candles and incense sticks
a low value coin is sometimes included as an
offering to the river spirits
40. LOI KRATHONG FESTIVAL
a ritual honoring PHRA MAE
KONGKA, the goddess of water
a way of giving thanks for the
abundance of water, and to seek
forgiveness for overuse and pollution