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    The Obon festival is a Japanese Buddhist tradition celebrated in August to honor deceased ancestors. It involves dances, lantern floating ceremonies, and lighting bonfires. The festival originates from a story of the Buddha's disciple Mokuren contacting his deceased mother's spirit. Key activities of Obon include Bon Odori dances, floating paper lanterns down rivers, and lighting large bonfires in hills to guide spirits back to the afterlife. Obon traditions are also celebrated outside Japan by local Japanese communities in other countries.

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    The Obon festival is a Japanese Buddhist tradition celebrated in August to honor deceased ancestors. It involves dances, lantern floating ceremonies, and lighting bonfires. The festival originates from a story of the Buddha's disciple Mokuren contacting his deceased mother's spirit. Key activities of Obon include Bon Odori dances, floating paper lanterns down rivers, and lighting large bonfires in hills to guide spirits back to the afterlife. Obon traditions are also celebrated outside Japan by local Japanese communities in other countries.

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    The Obon festival is a Japanese Buddhist tradition celebrated in August to honor deceased ancestors. It involves dances, lantern floating ceremonies, and lighting bonfires. The festival originates from a story of the Buddha's disciple Mokuren contacting his deceased mother's spirit. Key activities of Obon include Bon Odori dances, floating paper lanterns down rivers, and lighting large bonfires in hills to guide spirits back to the afterlife. Obon traditions are also celebrated outside Japan by local Japanese communities in other countries.

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    The Obon festival is a Japanese Buddhist tradition celebrated in August to honor deceased ancestors. It involves dances, lantern floating ceremonies, and lighting bonfires. The festival originates from a story of the Buddha's disciple Mokuren contacting his deceased mother's spirit. Key activities of Obon include Bon Odori dances, floating paper lanterns down rivers, and lighting large bonfires in hills to guide spirits back to the afterlife. Obon traditions are also celebrated outside Japan by local Japanese communities in other countries.

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    The key takeaways are that Obon is a Japanese Buddhist tradition honoring ancestors, celebrated in summer with dances, festivals, and the floating of lanterns.

    Obon is a Japanese Buddhist tradition honoring ancestors that is usually celebrated in August, though some places celebrate in July. It originated as a lunar calendar celebration.

    The origin of Obon comes from a story about a disciple of Buddha using his powers to contact his deceased mother and learning she was suffering. Offerings were made on the 15th day of the 7th month to free her.

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    NAME: JAVIERA DIAZ
    DATE: 04/10
    GRADE: 1M A
    What it's Obon?
    The Obon or O-bon, or just Bon is a Japanese
    buddhist custom that honors the spirits of one’s
    ancestors. This celebration takes place from August
    13 to 16 (but its date may vary depending on the
    region). It is a semi-religious tradition that honors the
    spirits of deceased ancestors. O-bon has been
    celebrated for 500 years and traditionally includes
    dances and dances like Bon Odori, or festivals like
    Gozan no Okuribi.
    When do they celebrate it?
    Most of Japan celebrates O-bon in August, but in some places it is celebrated in
    July. It was originally celebrated in July of the lunar calendar. (There is a
    difference of a month to a month and a half between the lunar calendar). July
    "Bon" is celebrated between July 13 and 15, mainly in a part of Tokyo and
    Yokohama, Shizuoka and a part of the Tōhoku and Hokuriku Region.
    Since the "Bon" takes place in the heat of summer, participants traditionally wear
    a yukata or light cotton kimonos. Numerous "Obon" celebrations include a large
    carnival with parades, games and typical summer food such as watermelon.
    The origin of Obon
    Legend has it that o-bon originates from the story of Maha Maudgalyayana (Mokuren),
    a disciple of Gautama Buddha who used his supernatural powers to try to contact his
    deceased mother. He discovered that she had fallen into the realm of hungry ghosts and
    was suffering. Extremely restless, he turned to Buddha and asked how he could free his
    mother from this realm. He instructed him to make offerings on the fifteenth day of the
    seventh month. The disciple did so and was therefore able to see his mother.He also
    began to see the true nature of his past selflessness and the many sacrifices she had
    made for him. Happy for their mother's release and grateful for her kindness, they both
    danced with enthusiasm. From this dance originated the Bon Odori, a festival in which
    the ancestors and their sacrifices are remembered and appreciated.
    What activities do
    they do in the Obon?
    Gozan no Okuribi
    Gozan no Okuribi is the culmination of the O-
    Bon festival on August 16, as well as being one
    of Kyoto's iconic festivals. During the
    celebration, five giant bonfires are lit in the hills
    surrounding the city. It represents the moment
    when the spirits of deceased relatives, who are
    said to visit this world during O-Bon, believe
    that they are returning to the spirit world.
    Hence, the name okuribi or "farewell of fire".
    Tōrō nagashi
    The Tōrō nagashi is a Japanese ceremony in
    which participants float paper lanterns
    (chōchin) down a river. Tōrō is a word
    traditionally used for "lantern", while nagashi
    means "cruise, flow".
    This is mainly done on the last night of the Bon
    Festival, a festival based on the belief that this
    guides the spirits of the dead back to the other
    world. This festival can take place between
    July or August 13-16. On the other hand, it
    should be noted that white lanterns are used
    for those who have died in the last year.
    Bon Odori
    Bon Odori is a traditional Japanese dance festival.
    Bon Odori is celebrated in Japan every summer
    (between July and August) and is organized locally
    by each city.
    During Bon Odori people gather in open places
    around a tower with taiko drums (Japanese drum)
    and dance to the beat of traditional music. The
    music should be joyful to welcome the souls of the
    ancestors and the people should maintain a joyful
    mood. Bon Odori must be celebrated during the
    night because it is believed that the souls of the
    ancestors return during the night.
    Celebrations outside of
    Japan
    The O-bon is also celebrated in other countries by the Japanese
    communities that inhabit those countries, as in Argentina, the Bon Festival
    is celebrated by the Japanese communities during the summer of the
    southern hemisphere. The biggest festival is held in Colonia Urquiza, in the
    Partido de La Plata, held on the grounds of the city's Japanese school. The
    festival also includes demonstrations of taiko and traditional dances.
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