Hanabi-taikai (Fireworks display)
Friday, April 15, 2011
In August, there's the fireworks display festival that we watch with the kids. This is a tradition wherein we dress up in yukatas.
Yukatas are informal, unlined kimono made of cotton and worn with a narrow sash (obi). It is usually worn in summer. Unlike ceremonial kimono, a yukata is casual and comfortable to wear. It can be worn next to the skin. Wooden clogs (geta) are usually worn without Japanese socks (tabi) when wearing a yukata. Today many people wear yukata at summer festivals (matsuri), fireworks displays (hanabi-taikai), and the Bon Festival Dance (bon-odori).You can see us wearing slippers. :D
Pink is a favorite of the kids, no doubt. So most of the time they wore pink for last year's Hanabi, papa and I wore blue.
Happy Pink Friday!
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