#obon

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[pocketseizure]

Kubo and the Two Strings concept art by August Hall

[tanuki-kimono]

Beautiful outfit put together by Mai_Waka for last Halloween. Yet, the komori (bat) and hozuki (physallis) are traditional summer motifs in Japan, perfect for the Obon (festival of the dead) season !

[holespoles]

Today is the “Bon Okihi” day, but in my hometown it is one month later, so it is 16 August.

Tomoe Iwaoka, “Bon Okuribi”.

The Bon Okuri-bi is an event held to send off the spirits of ancestors who stayed at home during the Bon Festival to the other world. It is a ceremony to send the ancestors welcomed by the welcoming fire back to the other world, and is generally held in the evening of 16 August (16 July in some regions), the last day of the Bon Festival. The bonfire is meant to express gratitude as well as to wish the spirits of ancestors a safe return to the other world.

本日は「盆送り火」の日ですが私の地元はひと月遅れなので8月16日です。

岩岡とも枝「盆送り火」

送り火とは、お盆の期間中自宅に滞在したご先祖様の霊を、あの世へ送り出すために行う行事です。迎え火で迎えたご先祖様を、再びあの世へ送り届けるための儀式で、一般的にはお盆の最終日である8月16日（地域によっては7月16日）の夕方に行われます。 送り火は、ご先祖様の霊があの世へ無事に帰ることを願うとともに、感謝の気持ちを表す意味があります。

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Shojo Beat Ohagi Recipe ☆ August 2007

[happy-pix-jpn]

【東佐味・六斎念仏】

一度拝見したいと思っていた六斎念仏。 奈良県で残っているのは ここ御所市東佐味と奈良市八島町・東安堵。 八島町の六斎念仏に参列された方の動画では ご高齢の方ばかり10名ほどでしたが こちらは若い人ばかりで驚きました。 高齢化による講員減少で休止されていたのを 日本伝統音楽の研究者や文化財行政の担当者の方々が 復興されたとのこと。 念仏を唱える声と鉦の音が響く中 大勢の檀家・信徒さんが手を合わされていました。 県無形民俗文化財指定 2025年8月20日撮影

[corvid-language-library]

Right now it's Obon break in Japan, which means across the country people have the week off. During this time, people go back to their hometowns, visit their family members' graves and make horse/cow effigies out of cucumbers and eggplants. If you're curious as to what it's all about, here's a podcast for you! It's actually only 27 minutes long, with the first half featuring furigana and the second half is the same speech but without furigana (link to start of second half). There's also the option to have English CCs.

Highly recommend this channel for Japanese learners, or even just people interested in Japanese culture!

[sowhatifiliveinfukuoka]

お盆休み