BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.4867@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20150125T000000Z DTEND:20150125T000000Z DESCRIPTION:<strong><a href="https://tickets.japansociety.org/public/loader .asp?target=show.asp?shcode=139">Buy Tickets: Festival &amp\; Taiko Drummi ng Session I @ 2 pm</a>\n<a href="https://tickets.japansociety.org/public/ loader.asp?target=show.asp?shcode=232">Buy Tickets: Festival &amp\; Taiko Drumming Session II @ 3 pm</a></strong><a href="https://tickets.japansocie ty.org/public/loader.asp?target=show.asp?shcode=232">\n</a>\nCelebrate the New Year holiday at Japan Society's annual&nbsp\;<strong><em>Oshogatsu</e m>&nbsp\;</strong>event and participate in various traditional activities. Families watch live taiko drumming and accompanying lion dancing (<em>shi shi-mai</em>) and have the chance to participate in a brief taiko practice session at either 2 or 3 pm (session is chosen at time of ticket purchase ). Other fun activities include rice pounding (<em>mochi-tsuki</em>)\, cal ligraphy (<em>kakizome</em>)\, kite (<em>tako</em>)-making\, traditional g ames (<em>fukuwarai</em>)\, and top spinning (<em>koma-mawashi</em>).&nbsp \;<em>Recommended for all ages.&nbsp\;</em>\nOshogatsu is a part of Celebr ASIA NYC: New Year's Festivities for Families. For more info\, visit&nbsp\ ;<a href="http://www.celebrasia.org/">www.celebrasia.org</a>.\n<strong>Tic kets:</strong>&nbsp\;$18/$10 Japan Society members\; children ages 2 and u nder free&nbsp\;\n(includes festival and one taiko drumming session) DTSTAMP:20241010T230458Z SUMMARY:New Year’s Celebration: Oshogatsu URL:/en/events/2015/01/25/new-years-celebration-oshogatsu/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR