Obon
which is one of main annual festival in Japan, started from today on Saturday 13th.
Obon
is the festival of souls. In this festival a variety of foods are offered to
the spirits of ancestors,
and their
repose prayed for. People who have moved to the cites to work return to their home
towns during
this period.Which to be called the big migration of nation before.Therefore,
from 11th to the Sunday of 14th, a road is congested , also the Shinkansen is
full and is crowded. In Tokyo and other major cities this festival is celebrated
in July.
In towns
and villages across the country people in yukata (light cotton kimono)gather for
outdoor dances known
as bon-odori. For many Japanese, summer wouldn't be summer without a bon-odori.(quote from Nippon, the land and its people, mainly)
Immature Night heron with water lily
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