Hakata Dontaku 2009

Seperti yg aku porak perandakan dalam post yg lepas, post kali ni aku muatkan dengan alkisah hakata dontaku. festival hakata dontaku ni di antara festival yg terbesar di jepun! hampir 2 million org dtg memeriahkannye dan hampir 10000 performers utk menambah kemeriahan. apa yg ade? erm, actually xde ape pun. ader parade yg didalangi macam2 persatuan2 samaada kerajaan atau bukan kerajaan, termasuk juga sekolah2 dan universiti2. selalunyer aku join. dah 3 kali dah aku join, tahun ni jer tak coz ingatkan budak2 kohai semua g hiroshima. rupe2nyer ader masalah yg x dapat dielakkan, diaorg x dapat g. so, budak2 tu g la hakata dontaku jenjalan.

berbalik pada hakata dontaku, ni antara maklumat yg aku search kat tenet tentang hakata dontaku. xde la terperinci sgt, juz maklumat umum jer:

"During the Dontaku Festival, many people, young and old, parade through the streets in various costumes, some playing the shamisen or beating drums, others clapping wooden spoons for scoping rice. The festival originates from the local custom dating back to the Heian period (13th century) , called 'toka' or 'matsubayashi,' during which the local people praised the feudal lord on the occasion of New Year. It is said that the upper class people of Hakata walked around the town on their way back from the castle. The word'Dontaku'comes from the Dutch word 'Zontag,' meaning holiday. The festival was first referred to as 'Dontaku' in the Meiji period (late 19th century) when the once-prohibited 'matsubayashi' was revived. Today it is celebrated as a citizens 'festival and many people from in and outside Fukuoka, including from overseas, get together on May 3rd and 4th to celebrate. The whole city eagerly awaits the start of one of the most exciting carnivals in Japan."

For two days in early May, pure carnival descends upon Fukuoka City as the Hakata Dontaku festival is celebrated. Over 12,000 people join in the main parade, led by three legendary gods on horseback, to the musical accompaniment of shamisen flutes, taiko drums and clacking wooden spoons.

The three gods of fortune represented are Fukurokuju, the god of long life, Ebisu, the god of business and Daikoku, the god of wealth. In a tradition that has remained unchanged for centuries, young children dance around the gods shouting the special festival chant, "iitate".

The festival has its roots in an old Japanese folk tradition called Matsubayashi, which was performed by townspeople as a New Year's greeting to the local feudal lord. In 1949 the date of the festival was changed to May to commemorate the new post-war constitution.

The festive atmosphere prevails throughout downtown Fukuoka, where five stages are specially built for a variety of dance, singing and music acts. The climax to the two days of revelry features energetic performances of the Dontaku dance, which spectators are wholeheartedly expected to join in with. A magnificent fireworks display brings the festival to an end with a bang.

aku pun mula2 x ambil tau sgt pun pasal dontaku ni waktu join dulu. ni tulis blog ni baru nak ambil tau. erm..menarik gak sejarah die. hakata nama tempat kat fukuoka ni, dontaku lak berasal dari perkataan dutch. menarik!!..hahaha...
selain parade, ade byk show2 pentas. macam tarian nyanyian, macam2 ada(pakcik astro). pastu kat tepi2 jalan byk bukak gerai. jual takoyaki, konomiyaki, ika yaki...semua yaki..org mmg ramai. hari ni mendung. 3 kali aku g tiga2 kali sebelum ni panas. dgn berpakaian baju melayu lagi dulu berjalan2 kat tenjin.

Aku dah la tdo lewat giler semlm. dok lepak2 sampai la kul 6 pagi baru la tdo. pastu bgun dlm kul 11. nak siap2 g hakata dontaku.g ke eki susenji jalan kaki. yg pergi aku, paan, awek paan, halim, sidqi, muhaimin. afham ngan awek die g ngan papa group lain. waktu naik train bertembung dgn kat yat ngan hub ni solah. diaorg pon follow kitaorg. org mmg ramai giler. ponin kopla aku melihat. bermacam2 ragam manusia menjadi panorama.

sampai jer tenjin apa lagi, aku paan ngan solah pon kuar la senjata masing2. masing2 mula nak tembak (tangkap gambar). byk gak aku tangkap gambar. besela, dah aku yg tangkap gambar, xde la gambar aku dalam kamera aku. abih jalan2 hari ni lebih 600 shot aku ambil. ader yg lawa ada yg x jadi, ada yg kabur dll. gambar2 yg aku letak kat post kali ni antara gambar yg aku ambil dan jadi (lawa la bg aku). fresh from my lens. tambah crop, trade mark ngan contrast sikit 1, 2 gambar. x edit pape. hehehe....

jauhgak kitaorg jalan. bygkan dari tenjin ke tempat permulaan perarakan. pastu ikut road perarakan lalu meiji-dori ke tempat garisan penamat. pastu g tanjin balik baru balik. ponat2. aku byk tangkap gambar je la. pastu makan takoyaki. sembhyg dekat acros. (sembhyg walau dimana jua).

waktu habis sembhyg ader lak pakcik mane ntah, x knal tegur kitaorg. tanya kitaorg ni dtg dari mane. aku cakap malaysia. pastu die mula la bersyarah. die cakap die suke malaysia la. die asia tenggara di paling suka malaysia. die respek tun mahathir. pastu die cakap pasal agama la. die cerita pasal ideologila. ish2...bukan calang2 pakcik ni. leh speaking. tapi biler die speaking satu mende pon aku x paham. pronouce ni aku x dapat tangkap. lebih selesa biler die cakap jepun. punyer la lame die berhujah. ader la dalam 5, 10 minit kot.ish2...x layan karang menyesal die cakap die suke malaysia lak..hahahaha..dengar jer la 10 minit dok angguk2 ajer....

Balik dalam kul 6 kot. waktu aku balik ni, paan ngan awek die, solah ngan kakyat dah balik dulu. kitarg jer lambat sikit. dok usha2 lagi awek jepun..hahaha...balik, masing2 penat sampai terlelap dalam train. (aku x) nasib baik dapat duduk. jenoh nak diri kalau dari tenjin ker susenji. mau makan mase 40 minit. pastu nak jalan kaki lagi.....xpela, senaman utk hari ni. ni jer kot cite hari ni dan pasal hakata dontaku (bukan hakata dome--->ghandi). ni ader byk lagi gambar2 kat bawah ni. aku jux explain ringkas2 jer kot.

budak2 jepun...hahaha

akak topi bunga

aper nama tarian ni???

mak sibuk tangkap gambar, anak sibuk posing-->aku yg tangkap anak die.

tarian ni popular gak. selalu gak ader kat nomikai ( minum2 ramai )

makcik ketuk pinggan kecik

berani masuk la!

hari ni aku x dapat nyanyi sebab tangkap gambar. hantar makcik2 ni cukupla. hahaha

jaga2 cik salmah (P.Ramle)

lubang hidungmu TETAP menjadi POJAAN hatiku!!

antara pengunjung yg hadir bertandang

sihat pakcik makcik jepun~

sape ni? ijat? ghandi?

macam pengakap

hehehehehehe........

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