The 21st annual Maui Matsuri will return to the University of ... together and please stay for the finale — a Community Obon Dance! Dust off your happi coats for the first obon dance of the ...

Obon is the Japanese Buddhist festival to honor the spirits of ancestors and is August 13-15, 2024. This three day celebration is a time for families to gather, eat, dance, and honor their relatives.

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 ...