http://www.joniphotoblog.com Translating life into keepsakes Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:30:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.joniphotoblog.com/obon-festival/ http://www.joniphotoblog.com/obon-festival/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:52:14 +0000 Joni http://www.joniphotoblog.com/?p=415 Obon is a Japanese Buddhist custom celebrating a time in which ancestors and their sacrifices are remembered and appreciated.  The Oregon Buddhist Temple held an Obon festival this past Saturday.  Paper lanterns inscribed with a loved one’s name were strung above the dancers and watched over the celebration.  This brings back some very fond childhood memories for me.

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