SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Preparations for Sunday’s Japanese Obon Festival in Santa Maria is underway. This 110-year-old tradition is put on to honor the participants’ ancestors. Organizers said it’s also a family-friendly cultural event for everyone. Visitors can take part in the Obon Odori dance, Japanese food, entertainment and a variety of exhibits. The Obon Festival will be held at the […]
Santa Maria Central Coast Church – Guadalupe Buddhist Church
Santa Maria Central Coast Church - Guadalupe Buddhist Church
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Thanks to KSBY for mentioning our Obon Festival on the website. Below is the listed information. Hope to see you at Obon Festival this year. SUNDAY, JULY 28 Japanese Obon Festival 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Veteran’s Memorial Community Center, 313 W. Tunnell St., Santa Maria Learn about Japanese culture at this annual Buddhist observance that […] See all the fun of the 2018 Guadalupe Buddhist Church Annual Obon Festival! Video footage provided by Jerry Gerue and compiled/produced by Doug Tomooka. “…My Father instructed me in the path to follow since I was a child…I have tried to follow the way he showed…: ~Foreword from Muyuge, by Lady Takeko Kujo There seems to be a close bond between fathers and their daughters. When I was a small child, I was a “sickly” child. My mother would […] |
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