The annual Lebanon Route 66 Festival was held at Boswell Park on May 8. As always, the event featured food vendors, games and ...

It’s the time of year when there seems to be a festival every weekend and your social calendar goes from ho-hum to “Let’s get it!” Every suburb has its festival that pays homage to everything from ...

Obon Yasumi Holiday During the festival, most people take a day off and gather at the graves of their ancestors or crowd up in their neighborhoods for traditional celebrations in the company of ...

The Chinese lunar calendar is, in reality ... Traditional Japanese festivals, such as Tanabata (Lovers' Day) and Obon (Festival of the Dead), are commonly transliterated in English and recognized ...

One of the largest Buddhist Obon Festivals in the country turns San ... but there still may be a chance to get in Bay Area events calendar for June 6 weekly editions How the world-famous Gilroy ...

The word "Obon" means to save the soul from distress. During the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the Ullambana Festival was introduced ... 15 respectively in the lunar calendar. Taoists also believe ...

According to the calendar, summer in Japan begins on a day in early ... called the "Obon holiday" in Japan during this time of the year. Also during the Obon period, Bon festivals and firework events ...

The Buddhist Church of Marysville will host the annual Obon Festival on July 20. Opening at 4 p.m., the festival will begin with a Hatsubon and Obon Service followed by a tour of the temple at 5 p ...

We spent the weekend at an Obon festival, hosted by the San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. What follows is a visual and audio tour of the weekend, from the chopping veggies to dancing ...