The Guadalupe Buddhist Church held its annual Obon festival Sunday.
Obon celebrations are held worldwide to honor “ancestors who have shared their compassion and wisdom with us,” according to the Guadalupe Buddhist Church.
Obon has actually been commemorated in Japan for over 500 years as well as generally consists of a dancing, called Bon Odori.
Sunday’s occasion, which began at midday, was kept in Santa Maria at the Minami Community Center on Enos Drive as well as finished at 6 p.m.
The Guadalupe festival has actually been held yearly considering that participants of the Japanese-American area went back to the location after World War II. The occasion was terminated for 2 years throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
The church likewise provided poultry suppers for acquisition as well as a drawing, with the leading reward of $1,500, was likewise …