Tag: Obon

  • Obon is About More Than Just Food and Fun

    Obon is About More Than Just Food and Fun

    Obon festivals celebrate a time-honored Japanese Buddhist tradition—a call to reflect on all those who came before us and consider what they gave to our world so we could be here today. In Japan, Obon is marked by a mid-August holiday, when many people return to their hometowns to visit family, clean gravesites, and make…