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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Buddhist Church of Sacramento is holding festivities Saturday and Sunday in celebration of Obon, a Japanese Buddhist holiday ...

We spent the weekend at an Obon festival, hosted by the San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. What follows is a visual and audio tour of the weekend, from the chopping veggies to dancing at ...

Transform small slips of paper into handwritten memorials for lost loved ones during Obon Weekend at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach. Similar to Mexico’s Day of the Dead, Obon — ...

Hundreds of community members participate in the traditional Odori dancing on the first day of the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin’s Obon festival in San Jose on Saturday. The Obon festival is an ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Community members in Salt Lake City’s Japantown are gearing up for this weekend’s Obon Festival ahead of plans to revitalize the downtown area including Japantown. For Sandy resident ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- San Jose's Obon Festival is the largest of its kind in the U.S. The festival honors loved ones who have passed away, but that's only part of what makes it so special. "The ...

Humboldt Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI) invites the community to the third annual Humboldt Obon Festival on Aug. 11 from 4 to 8 p.m. in front of the Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St., ...

The Buddhist Church of Sacramento is holding festivities Saturday and Sunday in celebration of Obon, a Japanese Buddhist holiday commemorating the dead and honoring ancestors. In Japan, Obon, an ...

Humboldt Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI) will host its fourth annual Obon Humboldt Festival Aug. 17 from 3 to 7 p.m. in front of the Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St., Arcata. A press ...

Community members play taiko, or Japanese drums, at a Bon Odori dance practice in preparation for Obon on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Esther Sun The Sacramento Bee The Buddhist Church of Sacramento is ...