WEEKEND FESTIVALS.Byline: -- S. Debessai Continue to ring in 2007 with Kotohajime, the Japanese celebration of the new year featuring traditional festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. , including breaking of the sake barrel, shooting of the arrow, arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. , Japanese fortunetelling fortunetelling: see divination. and kite-making. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Japanese American Japanese Americans (日系アメリカ人 Nikkei Amerikajin Cultural and Community Center, 244 S. San Pedro St., Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . Admission is free. (213) 628-2725. www.jacc.org. ALSO THIS WEEKEND: Festival of the Wise Men/de los Reyes Los Reyes may mean:
Los Tres Reyes: an evening celebration of the Epiphany (visit of the Three Kings) with music and a colorful procession along Olvera Street. 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at El Pueblo Monument, Placita Olvera, 125 Paseo de la Plaza, Los Angeles. Admission is free. (213) 485-9769. www.calleolvera.com. Festival of Ten-Minute Plays: presented by Towne Street Theatre, featuring eight plays with various themes from writers from across the nation. 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday at the Stella Adler Theatre, 6773 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles. Admission is $10 in advance, $15 at door. (213) 624-4796. www.townestreet.org. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (1 -- 2) no caption (Kotohajime, the Japanese celebration of the new year) |
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