🚶♂️ Obon Lantern Festival - Softypapa Adventures - Walking in Japan
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- Floating paper lanterns down the river to guide the spirits of the ancestors back to paradise. (KB)
🚶♂️"Obon Lantern Festival" is a visually stunning episode that immerses viewers in one of Japan's most poignant and beautiful traditions. Held during the Obon festival, this event honors the spirits of ancestors, with communities coming together to remember and guide these spirits back to the afterlife in a ceremony filled with light and reflection.
The Obon festival, a Buddhist custom that has evolved into a family holiday throughout Japan, is dedicated to the spirits of ancestors, believed to return to this world during the festival to visit their relatives. Central to this episode is the practice of floating paper lanterns, or "Toro Nagashi," down rivers. Each lantern, lit and gently set adrift on the water, symbolizes the spirit of an ancestor being guided back to the spiritual world, creating a mesmerizing trail of light that stretches across the darkened waters.
This tradition, deeply rooted in Japanese culture, combines a sense of solemnity with the communal joy of families gathering to honor their past. The festival is a touching reminder of the cycle of life and death and the enduring bonds that connect the living with those who have passed.
Kurt captures the essence of the Obon Lantern Festival with sensitivity and insight, providing viewers with a glimpse into the heart of Japanese spiritual life. The episode not only showcases the beauty of the lanterns as they float downstream but also delves into the significance of the Obon festival itself, offering a moment of contemplation on the themes of memory, loss, and the passage of time.
Through "Obon Lantern Festival," viewers are invited to witness a unique and moving ceremony that transcends cultural boundaries, highlighting the universal human experience of remembering and honoring our ancestors. 🏮💦🚶♂️
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"Obon Lantern Festival" serves as a beautiful reminder of the enduring connections between the present and the past, inviting viewers to reflect on their own traditions of remembrance and the ways in which we honor those who have shaped our lives.
This video will hold so much meaning for my family. It's really touching.
When I come to Japan, I will have to send a lantern down on the water for my aunt, my Grandmother and my uncle, to send their spirits back 'to where they came from'.
Thank you for sharing this. :)
Well again GREAT. Ur daughter has amzingly good handwriting. The music was a nice touch.
Beautiful tradition, nice vid. :)
Seeing all those lanterns on the river must be one of the most beautiful things ever
Nice!
I am afraid there will be many floating this summer. More than should be...
Beautiful !
Thanks
that was really nice, thanks for sharing the video, it is really interesting seeing other country's traditions, wish i could someday get to live in any of the eastern countries.
Loved watching your video :) My Calgon moment while I'm moving!
If you go again...can you have Emily write a good wish for all the earthquake victims?
Wow! This was your most beautiful, yet haunting, video yet. I just read in a book about Jizo that Obon originated in India when one of the Buddha's disciples was concerned fro his mother who was in hell. The Buddha told him to leave a large offering for her in mid summer and she will be saved. Fascinating.
Where does it happen??? In Tokio???
This festival takes place at the river in Shimizu City.
What did the girl write on the lantern?
It said: "I wish Daddy would stop following me around with that camera." :) Uso!
@softypapa I think you're all set. Your wish #1 and 2 would be your wife and daughter.... Which you got. :) Cherish them.
@fuzzypaws17 Your comment made me so sad... and made me realize how true it is : (((((
I think it's wrong to have a commercial before this type of video. You've got 18k views, are you making much money off the Obon Lantern Festival?
Thank you so much for sharing this video, it is great to have someone give a personal yet informative insight to Japanese culture. I am vising Japan for the first time (so excited already!) in time for the next O Bon festival. Do you recommend any good places for seeing the ceremony, that aren't too 'touristy'? Thank you again!
Is it 500 yen for a lantern?