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Obon: Japan’s Summer Festival for Honoring Ancestors

The summer festival of Obon ranks alongside New Year in its importance in the Japanese calendar. It is a time when families get together to honor ancestors and visit their graves, and it is also known…

  • Obon festival honors ancestors in Japan, August 13-16
  • Gozan Okuribi involves bonfires on five Kyoto mountains
  • Bon dances, like Awa Odori, are summer festival traditions

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