With outdoor gatherings limited to 100 people and social distancing rules still in place, Buddhist temples that hold the obon festivals — traditionally a time to remember ancestors who have ...

You can check out our video report here. Obon is part of a Japanese Buddhist tradition that celebrates deceased loved ones. Family and friends dance, make offerings and share gratitude for the ...

Obon is a summertime ritual when Japanese people welcome ancestors' spirits home from the Buddhist Pure Land. The people of Nagasaki have a distinctive way to commemorate this. They light ...

San Luis Obispo Buddhist Church held its Obon Festival on Saturday, Aug. 6. 2016, at St. Patrick Catholic School in Arroyo Grande. The festival featured music, food and craft booths, Bonsai trees ...

Obon is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors. The Rev. Rinban Gerald Sakamoto, minister for the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin, will return this year to bless the ...

Kula Shofukuji Mission holds a bon dance in 2019, prior to the two-year hiatus of Obon due to COVID-19. Some Maui Buddhist temples are aiming to bring back the popular events this year ...