Now in its 33rd year at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens , Oshogatsu – the traditional New Year festival – is celebrated with games and entertainment in both the the museum and its gardens.
The day’s activities will include Japan’s customary rice-pounding, making mochi rice cakes and a sado tea ceremony as well as kakizome, hands-on calligraphy; nengajo, New Year’s card making and omikuji, fortune telling.
Special appearances by shishimai, the lion dancer are sure to bring in good luck for the New Year!
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
4000 Morikami Park Road
Delray Beach, FL 33446
January 9, 2011
561-495-0233
http://www.morikami.org