Obon festival japan

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Learn about Obon, an essential Japanese celebration of the dead. It's a moment to gather families and remember those who have passed away.

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Here is a picture of the Obon festival; which is still celebrated even though Japan has forgotten some old traditions. In Islamic culture, it is accustom to celebrate an achievement of the people (i.e. fasting). In Japan, it is accustom to celebrate the achievement in the religion's history.

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People float lanterns during the Obon Festival, honouring the spirits of deceased ancestors, at Eiheiji on August 21, 2011 in Fukui, ...

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The Obon festival is an annual Japanese holiday which commemorates & remembers deceased ancestors. It's believed that their spirits return at this time to visit their relatives. Chochin (paper) lanterns are hung to guide the spirits & Obon dances (bon odori) are performed. Families have reunions & visit the graves of their relatives & make food offerings at altars & temples. It's observed from the 13th to the 15th day of the 7th month, which can be July or August depending on the calendar…

Have you heard about Japanese Halloween, called Obon? The way they celebrate this festival is way different from Halloween. Learn more!

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A essential item for Japanese in summer is really Summer Festibval! In Shimbashi, Koichi Matsuri was being held between 7/23 and 7/24. So many people in yukata, young and old, have enjoyed this summer festival. There are many foreign people there :D This is Bon danecs. It is the main event in summer festival. It is said that Bon dances was originally a religious ceremony to send ancestral spirits back to the spiritual world. Illuminations with lanterns are very beautiful. Big drum make a…

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LANTERN OFFERINGS ON THE WATER... Candle-lit lanterns will be launched from the beach this evening to honor those who have perished that year and pay respect to our ancestors. When I first moved to Hawaii nearly 20 years ago we lived on the 16th floor over looking the Ala Wai Canal, Diamond head, and the Pacific Ocean if we stood on a chair on the lanai and craned our necks so we looked kind of like Linda Blair in The Exorcist. One evening I looked out and the canal was lit by thousands of…

This year, in place of our traditional Lantern Festival, we will be holding Obon Weekend, August 14 - 15, presented by J.M. Family Enterprises, Inc. We invite our guests to take a contemplative stroll through the gardens, fill out tanzaku slips in memory of lost loved ones, enjoy live taiko drumming by Fushu Daiko and pay

Families across Japan return home once a year to honor their deceased ancestors.