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"Hakata Dontaku" is a traditional event held every year in Fukuoka City on 3 and 4 May. It is said that the word "dontaku" derives from "zondag", the Dutch word for Sunday. "Hakata Dontaku," which has about 840 years of history behind it, has continued to be celebrated until today, albeit under a different name; the "Fukuoka Citizens' Festival Hakata Dontaku Minato Matsuri", and the largest-scale festival in the country, said to be number one in Japan in terms of numbers mobilized. Madecor was very excited to "see" one of the Fukuoka's biggest event, but somehow ended up joining the parade as a member of the "Kingdom of Thailand" Dontaku Team! Together with everyone who had ties to Thailand, she marched all the way from Gofuku-machi to Tenjin Chuo Park with a smile on her face!