[Eorzea]

It will soon be Obon (お盆) in my area of Japan. Obon is "a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the departed (deceased) spirits of one's ancestors." Families visit their ancestors' graves, and the spirits of said ancestors come to visit the the their family's house. Families keep their houses well lit with lanterns during this time so that their ancestors' spirits won't lose their way during their visit.

You can read more about it at Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia....ki/Bon_Festival

Not everyone celebrates, but many do. It's a tradition.

I'm not entirely sure what the purpose of this topic is; I just wanted to share. Feel free to comment or ask questions.

[Momotaru]

Think I've read about this before.

Anyway, it sounds interesting.. Maybe the US could use a day like this.. but first they would need to be influenced by buddhism and not pervert every holiday into a capitalistic opportunity.