Dancers and music are returning this summer at Higashi Honganji temples for the annual Obon observance. Continue reading “Obon Live Returns”
Season of Obon
Summertime for many Buddhists means the season of Obon.
Many people associate Obon with Japanese dancing, when crowds of people wear traditional clothes, line up in circles in front of temples and happily dance to folk songs. However, there’s a deeper meaning.