Japanese _ dia de los muertos

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Bon is one of Japan's summer festivals and is a time when people make offerings of food and other things to their ancestors and pray for the happiness of their ancestors' souls in the next world. It takes place from the 13th to the 15th of August, and during this time the folk dance known as Bon Odori can be seen in cities, towns and villages all over Japan.

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TDR Oct 2012 - Wandering through Lost River Delta

Tokyo Disney Resort, Tokyo, Japan Oct 2012 Visit our site Disney Character Central for tons more Disney and Character pictures!

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Obon: Festival of the Dead in Japan

The most important religious holiday in Japan. Japanese people return to their hometowns to pay homage to their ancestors. Far from a sombre affair, Obon festivals often involve dancing and celebration.

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Korean Lantern Festival- as taken by my friend.

a lighted tree in the dark with pink and white flowers on it's branches

Chinese Lantern Festival at Fair Park in Dallas.

paper lanterns decorated with sugar skulls hanging from strings

Amscan Halloween Skeleton Lanterns

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Festivals of the Dead Around the World

Obon Festival: Japanese Buddhist worshippers place one thousand floating paper lanterns in a river in Ichinomiya city. Credit: © EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN/epa/Corbis | www.eklectica.in #eklectica

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Winter Solstice Lantern Festival

Winter Solstice Lantern Festival Round House Vancouver BC- The Tree of Light (chicken wire/ tissue paper/ hollowed out balloon lanterns as leaves) Recently, the secret Lantern Society have placed musicians in the room, with this tree, that set a spiritual ambiance- you can see the people on the floor enjoying the groove. Art in this room also includes enormous replicas of flowers created from wire and tissue that are pretty impressive

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14 Death Festivals Around the World

This Halloween season, we've rounded up the best celebrations for and homages to the dead, aside from just Dia de Muertos, from festivals in Japan to Bolivia to Nepal.

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by Stefano Tumminello | 500px

"Untitled" by Stefano Tumminello on 500px - Japanese Taiko Drums