Title: OBON FESTIVAL
Description: Please join us for the 2024 OBON FESTIVAL on July 27-28 from 3:00pm-9:00pm.
Obon is a time to remind us of how much our parents and grandparents, our ancestors, have done to make our lives happy. It is an opportunity to rejoice in the life that we enjoy, to express gratitude for all of the conditions, both past and present, that help to sustain our lives, and a time to reflect on the wishes our predecessors have for us.
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Services –
OBON HATSUBON SERVICE – July 28, 11:00 a.m.
MANTO-E SERVICES – Saturday – 5:30 p.m. – Sunday 5:30 p.m.
The tradition of Manto-e during the Obon Festival is to light the sky with “ten thousand lanterns”, originating about 1,200 years ago. Manto-e lanterns can be offered in memory of a departed love one, so if you wish to do so, please refer to the Manto-e form to apply for one.
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OBON Gift Certificates –
Great gifts for family & friends! Gift Certificates can be purchased for food items in $5.00 increments by printing out a gift certificate form, fill it out, and send it in with payment to the Temple Office.
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OBON Parking –
Parking will be available at the Medical Building on 3rd Street across from the temple at 420 E. 3rd Street.
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Obon Pop-Up Shop –
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Bon Odori Dancing –
Bon Odori Practice – Practice dates will on the following Wednesdays – 6/19, 6/26, 7/3, 7/10, & 7/17 from 7:30pm-9:00pm. Please refer to the posting below.
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Start Date: 2024-07-27
Start Time: 3:00 pm
End Date: 2024-07-28
End Time: 9:00 pm
