OBON - July 25-26, 2009, 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
This year will mark the 50th year anniversary of Higashi's Obon Festival!
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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. Each year, obon is held as a time to celebrate the return of the spirits of our ancestors.
The Obon Festival features food, games, farmers market, flower market, tea ceremony demonstrations, 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 & her students). |
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ENTERTAINMENT -
The 2009 entertainment lineup will include contemporary jazz saxophonist Michael Paulo, r&b singer Brooke Taylor, TAIKOPROJECT, hereandnow, happyfunsmile, Bombu Taiko, Kitsune Taiko, tea ceremony demonstrations, and many others.
Performance schedule (subject to change)
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Brooke Taylor |
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happyfunsmile |
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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. They can also be purchased at the festival.
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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 TIME!
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.
