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Artscene R I N G I N G I N J A P A N E S E N E 15 | Wednesday, January 15, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com "Connected to your Community" W Y E A R The Halton Japanese New Year Committee held its second annual New Year's Gathering Sunday at Oakville's OE Banquet Hall. The celebration was complete with traditional food, songs and dancing. Clockwise, from top left, Ellie Carter, Maya Heinbuch, and Jay Dolbel, all aged three and part of The Oakville Hiyoko Chick Club, sing songs. The Toronto Japanese Yosakoi Dance Group Sakuramai performs on stage. David Miura, 3, takes a photo of a wooden spinning top. Amber Donovan, 5, decorates a cup with butterflies as part of the children's craft activities, while Yuna Makihara, 7, gets some help from mom Yuri as she paints a bird. Danya Yamaguchi kneads rice as her husband Yohei uses a large wooden anvil to pound the rice, as the two make mochi. | photos by Graham Paine ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or www.facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) For more photos, visit www.insidehalton.com. AVIGAYIL CASHED IN $1,384 FROM HER CLOSET! #EXCITED www.TrendTrunk.com Cash in your closet today at TrendTrunk.com