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    Obon (お盆) or just Bon (盆) is a fusion of the ancient Japanese belief in ancestral spirits and a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's...
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    Obón is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 75 inhabitants...
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  • Obon Brothers (お盆の弟, Obon no Otōto) is a 2015 Japanese black-and-white romantic comedy-drama film directed by Akira Ōsaki [ja]. It was released on July...
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  • issue of Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha on August 27, 2012, to commemorate the Obon holiday. Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, "Aoi Spiral Castle: The Final Battle...
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    Dance Festival (阿波踊り, Awa Odori) is held from 12 to 15 August as part of the Obon festival in Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku in Japan. Awa Odori is the largest...
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    Binomial name Phoenix dactylifera L. Synonyms Palma dactylifera (L.) Mill. Phoenix chevalieri D.Rivera, S.Ríos & Obón Phoenix iberica D.Rivera, S.Ríos & Obón...
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    the locally made abekawa mochi (安倍川餅) which is traditionally eaten during Obon festival in Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures. Shingen mochi, like abekawa...
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    preservation of the area (begun with CA SB 307). Major festivals include Obon (every July), Nikkei Matsuri (every spring) and Aki Matsuri (every fall)...
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  • Salazar and directed by Fernando Méndez from an original screenplay by Ramon Obon, and starring German Robles as Count Lavud, the vampire, Abel Salazar as...
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    the Ministry of Defense of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, also known as OBON, is a spetsnaz formation of Chechen volunteers, functioning as part of the...
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    "big letter"), is a festival in Kyoto, Japan. It is the culmination of the Obon festival on August 16, in which five giant bonfires are lit on mountains...
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    Urban legends Folktales Cuisine Food history Ingredients Dishes Festivals Obon Coming of Age Day Hinamatsuri Buddha's Birthday Tanabata Shichi-Go-San Cultural...
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    Urban legends Folktales Cuisine Food history Ingredients Dishes Festivals Obon Coming of Age Day Hinamatsuri Buddha's Birthday Tanabata Shichi-Go-San Cultural...
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    coming in Hawaii. On July 1, 2023, the temple celebrated their first public Obon Festival since the COVID-19 pandemic in Hawaii. Many of the temple's buildings...
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    (May) Jewish Food Fair (June) Juneteenth Day Celebration (June) Stockton Obon Bazaar (July) Peruvian Independence Day Festival (July) Taste of San Joaquin...
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    the style of temae, are placed in the tea room before the guests enter. Obon temae (お盆手前), bon temae (盆手前), or bonryaku temae (盆略手前) is a simple procedure...
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    general public by the early Edo period,: 19  when it became mixed with various Obon or Bon traditions (because Bon was held on 15th of the seventh month then)...
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  • fushi all have a rendering of "fushi" in their names. Part of the Japanese Obon celebration involves participating in the local community dance. The tradition...
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    sekku: January 1: Japanese New Year August 15: Obon – the date is "Tsuki-okure". In central Tokyo Obon is held on July 15 (The local culture of Tokyo...
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    Prefecture also has its annual Awa Odori running in August at the time of the Obon festival, which attracts thousands of tourists each year from all over Japan...
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    particularly popular during festivals, especially at New Year's and during obon in the summer, when additional booths fill the grounds selling traditional...
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    Kaji searching for the owner and their family in Japan. The OBON SOCIETY (formerly OBON 2015) is a non-profit affiliate organization with a mission to...
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    the world." Oxford University Press, New York D. Rivera, C. Inocencio, C. Obón, E. Carreño, A. Reales, F. Alcaraz. (2002). "Archaeobotany of capers (Capparis)...
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    Aubonne (French pronunciation: [obɔn] ) is a municipality in the district of Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2011 the former municipality...
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    Sadako holding a crane in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, and every year on Obon day, people leave cranes at the statue in memory of the departed spirits...
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    Gongen Nenbutsu Death poem Zen garden Zazen Daimoku Sōhei Ikkō-ikki Butsudan Obon Kaichō Kanjin Senjafuda Danka system Shinbutsu bunri Haibutsu kishaku Gozan...
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    Gongen Nenbutsu Death poem Zen garden Zazen Daimoku Sōhei Ikkō-ikki Butsudan Obon Kaichō Kanjin Senjafuda Danka system Shinbutsu bunri Haibutsu kishaku Gozan...
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    sparrow dance, especially during the Obon Festival. Bon odori is a type of folk dance performed during the Obon Festival. It was originally a dance to...
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    our cry. This is our prayer. Peace in the world." Every year during the Obon holiday, which is a holiday in Japan to remember the departed spirits of...
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    Gongen Nenbutsu Death poem Zen garden Zazen Daimoku Sōhei Ikkō-ikki Butsudan Obon Kaichō Kanjin Senjafuda Danka system Shinbutsu bunri Haibutsu kishaku Gozan...
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