OBON - July 25-26, 2009, 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The 50th year anniversary of Higashi's Obon Festival has concluded and we thank everyone for taking part in the celebration.
Please check back periodically for updates regarding next year's festival and we hope to see everyone again next year!
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OBON is a traditional event to honor and express gratitude to the spirits of our ancestors, those before us who provided us with the gift of life. As a Buddhist Memorial Day, we reflect on our interdependence to our ancestors to rejoice our opportunity to encounter the Buddha's teachings.
The Obon Festival is held as a celebration of the return of the spirits of our ancestors, featuring food, games, farmers market, flower market, tea ceremony demonstrations, big bargain sale, traditional Bon Odori Dancing, and various types of entertainment.
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DEMONSTRATIONS -
Tea Ceremony - Sunday, 7/26, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. Downstairs in Room 2 (Red Room).
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Ogasawara-ryu Sencha-do Tea Ceremony Demonstrations will be performed by Matsumura Shachu (Tea master Matsumura (bottom right) & her students). |
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ENTERTAINMENT -
The 2009 entertainment lineup will include kotoist June Kuramoto with keyboardist Kimo Cornwell, r&b singer Brooke Taylor, TAIKOPROJECT, hereandnow, happyfunsmile, Bombu Taiko, Kitsune Taiko, and many others.
Performance Schedule (subject to change)
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SERVICES -
OBON HATSUBON SERVICE - July 26, 11:00 a.m.
MANTO-E SERVICES- Both days - 6:00 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.
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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 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, LA 90013. The lot entrance is on Boyd Street. Higashi Honganji Obon visitors will receive a discounted maximum daily fee of $5.00, plus a complimentary Obon raffle ticket valued at $2.00. In order to receive your discount voucher and raffle ticket, please bring your stub to the Raffle Booth at the entrance to our Obon Festival. PLEASE BE AWARE OF PARKING LOT CLOSING TIMES! The Medical Building parking lot closes at 10:00 P.M. and other parking lots in Little Tokyo close earlier! |
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BON ODORI DANCING - Both days at 6:30 p.m.
Bon Odori Dancing will feature music performed by happyfunsmile, so please join us for this fun, unique experience!
BON ODORI PRACTICE -
Bon Odori practice will be held on Wednesdays (7/1, 7/8, 7/15) and Fridays (7/10, 7/17), from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., so please come join us.
Other Obon festivals are also held throughout Southern California & Nevada, so please support those festivals, as well.
