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Obonfest 2010
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Holiday Event |
Start : Saturday August 7 2010, 15:00 End : Saturday August 7 2010, 15:00 |
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Contact info : Rev. Jundo Gregory Gibbs Oregon Buddhist Temple 3720 SE 34th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97202 |
Email : oregonbuddhisttemple@yahoo.com URL : http://www.oregonbuddhisttemple.com/events/2010/obonfest2010.html |
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Oregon Buddhist Temple Presents Obonfest 2010, a Free Community Festival. The Japanese Buddhist festival celebrating and commemorating our ancestors features Bon Odori (public dance), taiko performances by Portland Taiko (4:00 and 6:00pm) and its youth group Tanuki Taiko, martial arts demonstrations, and temple talks for those interested in learning about Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. This annual Obonfest celebration draws hundreds of festival goers every year. Asian crafts and popular traditional Japanese foods prepared by Temple members (including yakisoba, yakitori, shave ice and manju) will be for sale, along with soft drinks, water, and micro-brewed beer. The Bon Odori, or Obon Dance, is a celebratory tribute to the ancestors that have gone before us. Dancers of all ages, ethnicities and walks of life circle a tower housing the temple taiko. Some dancers, practiced in their movements and dressed in traditional Japanese yukata, form the inner circle of the dancing procession. Others follow along, joining the inclusive spirit of this “gathering of joy”. OBT Obonfest 200Obonfest 2010 website |
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