The Buddhist Church of Sacramento will host festivities Saturday and Sunday in celebration of Obon, a Japanese Buddhist holiday commemorating the dead and honoring ancestors. In Japan, Obon ...

Hundreds turned out for the two-day Obon Festival & Bazaar at the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View. The festivities included Bonsai exhibits, Ikebana flower arrangements, Taiko drums ...

Transform small slips of paper into handwritten memorials for lost loved ones during Obon Weekend at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach. Similar to Mexico’s Day of the Dead ...

Donate now. Summer weekends at SoCal Japanese Buddhist temples fill with carnival games, Japanese food and dancing as people of all generations come together to celebrate Obon, a joyous holiday ...

We spent the weekend at an Obon festival, hosted by the San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. What follows is a visual and audio tour of the weekend, from the chopping veggies to dancing ...

surprisegardening1108 Obon, a Traditional Japanese Summer Event – Our Beliefs Posted: March 26, 2025 | Last updated: March 26, 2025 Discover the heart of Japanese tradition as we celebrate Obon ...

Obon is the Japanese Buddhist festival to honor the spirits of ancestors and is August 13-15, 2024. This three day celebration is a time for families to gather, eat, dance, and honor their relatives.

As an incentive, those who attend three Obon Festivals or more will receive a commemorative pin. For those willing to dance the heat away in Visalia, there was already a special gift in store in ...

On June 28, the Obon Festival will begin with the Hatsubon & Obon Service at 4 p.m. followed by the tour of temple at 5:30 p.m., “Momotaro, the Peach Boy” storytelling at 6 p.m., and the Bon ...

Community members play taiko, or Japanese drums, at a Bon Odori dance practice in preparation for Obon on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Esther Sun The Sacramento Bee The Buddhist Church of Sacramento ...