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Obon
Aug (varies by region)
Description
A Buddhist custom to honour the spirits of one's ancestors, involving traditional dances.
✨ Fun Fact:
People make animals out of vegetables for spirits to ride.
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🏮🏯💃🕺🥁🎶👘🙏 Honouring the ancestors with dance and light. Happy Obon.
🏮👻🙏🥒🍆🐴🐄🏯 Sending love to our ancestors! Wishing you peace this Obon.
🎶🏯🏮👘👨👩👧👦🙌🛐 Joining the Bon Odori dance. Celebrating our heritage! #Obon
🕯️🏞️🌊🏮🙏✨🌌👘 Floating lanterns to guide the spirits. A beautiful tradition.
🙏👘🥁🏯🏮🍵🍣🍜 May the spirits find their way home. Happy Obon festival.