Japanese Bon Festival, alias "Obon"Festiva or "aurabon that
it is intended to honor the spirits of the ancestors.At the time of Bon Festival it's customary as families to visit the graves of family members,
and clean. The Japanese belief that
ancestors as well visit altars in the houses of their relatives. There are
offers, even massacres, generally food, such fruits or vegetables.
The Festival takes place in dissimilar period of time in different regions
by the country. Earlier, the Festival was established according to lunar calendar, merely when Japan shifted the
history of Gregorian calendar by the Festival has moved in some regions but not
in everywhere. Altogether, in that respect are three different moments of the
day, nearly often celebrated during
the15th day of the 7th month, first in July or August. Still, some people
also observed Bon Festival on the basis
lunar calendar, which some how changes each year.
Three days of Bon Festival
Upcoming preparation for Obon Festival, cleaning
own homes and leave food,fruts and
vegetables to botsodan or change in the
House. Botsodan is a wooden wardrobe with doors that may protect
the gohonzon, which makes up usually painted, or perhaps a Buddha statue
that is put inside. May include all
other religious elements placed in the mandala, burning incense, bells,
Memorial University degree and platform presentations. Beginning day of Obon
lit lanterns at home, and some parts of the country allowing aflame burning
outdoor the entrance to their
home to help lead the spirits home. Categories visit the graves of family
members to contact the hollyn spirit of the home. On the end day of the Festival, the coming back
of people to the tombs of their ancestors to the spirits of their ancestors.
family members leave lanterns painted on the sign and mark of the family in the Tomb or burning fire
outside their homes to assist guide the spirits of the burial. At that time of
year, theuse of aroma incense or Cinco,
on air also inward homes.
Audrey Bonn, dancers floating lights are an
significant symbolic customs on the Festival, Bonn, is the popular dance to invited the spirits. Dance, or Audrey Bonn, varies
by region to region, but usually involve individuals form a circle around the wood scaffolding called yagora and
dancing in the direction clockwise or
anti clock wise training but in some areas the dance reflects something
special in this region. May regard the dancers dances with fans, wooden, or
plates multi-color decorated towels.
They are common during the Bon Festival float lanterns in a river close to
the ocean. Is the belief that the
spirit of the deceased floats off the power on the candle lit lanterns are
guided by other world. Japanese belief that people come to
the waters of the lanterns symbolize body, back into the water.