Last Sunday the nurses invited us to what they called a "temple party." We weren't sure what quite to expect. It turned out to be a celebration of the 100th anniversary. Of what, we aren't quite sure. I think it was the hundredth anniversary of one of the temples here. It was like a parade but a little different. People dressed up like different gods and walked from temple to temple. The purpose of this was to invite the gods to visit each temple. When they got to the temple, they would do sort of a performance--some would bow, some would dance, some would sing. They say that noise is important so that the gods can find the temples. Many of them play as they walk. Sometimes they light off firecrackers after the presentation to make sure the gods hear it. It was pretty noisy! We tried to explain to them what a parade is like in the US. They were surprised when we talked about throwing candy!
It's not that great of a video, but kind of gives you the idea of what it was like. They are carrying a god in a chair to present at the temple.
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