The Origin of Obon
Obon season, the time when we celebrate our ancestors’ return to this world, has come. It is a time of honoring one’s ancestors by returning home; offering fruit, somen noodles, and other food to ancestors’ gravesites and their home altars; performing celebratory dances; and visiting temples to attend Obon services. But what does the holiday really mean? “Obon” is an […]