Kadomatsu in the Japanese Garden
Celebrate the new year with the Japanese tradition of kadomatsu.
When
This event has already happened.
Dec 15, 2017
01:00 PM
-
03:00 PM
Where
ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden
2601 Central NW
Albuquerque,
NM
87104
Description
Come on December 15 at 1 p.m. for an entertaining and educational workshop on creating Kadomatsu in the ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden's Heritage Farm Cider Barn. They will then be on display afterward through January 15.
Kadomatsu are a Japanese New Year's tradition of pine and bamboo arrangements. These arrangements flank the gates of the BioPark's Japanese Garden.
Kadomatsu are said to attract beneficial spirits and are full of symbolism, representing virtues such as strength, flexibility, vitality and purity.
Visit the Botanic Garden to join in this 600-year-old Shinto tradition.
Price
Included with regular admission.
Kadomatsu at the Sasebo Japanese Garden entrance. Photo by Maria Thomas/ABQ BioPark.