The Obon Festival is an annual Buddhist event held to honour one’s ancestors. Centred around 15 August, it is believed that ancestors’ spirits come back to visit relatives, so Bon Festival dances are performed, food is offered and lanterns are floated to guide them home.
Pictured: Engetsu Island, off the coast of Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture.
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