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One of the kadomatsu at the Sasebo Japanese Garden entrance. Photo by Maria Thomas, courtesy of ABQ BioPark.
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Celebrate the new year with the Japanese tradition of kadomatsu.
When
Dec 21, 2013 09:00 AM - Jan 05, 2014 05:00 PMWhere
ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden
2601 Central NW
Albuquerque,
NM
87104
Description
Kadomatsu are a Japanese New Year's tradition of pine and bamboo arrangements. These arrangements flank the gates of the BioPark's Japanese Garden through January 5.
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
