Aug 12 2020
![[Balmung] Obon Odori
September 5th @ 8PM EST
Doman EnclavePray to the spirits, honor the dead. Obon is a traditional Eastern festival where families and community come together to visit, to remember, and to release their beloved ancestors. The Obon...](https://64.media.tumblr.com/93b2d1f687766d124a90a0f53a4e7b6d/212728c870e7c3db-7a/s1280x1920/291543b8a83c47d2a1ad824896a53ad5ac460b19.jpg)
[Balmung] Obon Odori
September 5th @ 8PM EST
Doman Enclave
Pray to the spirits, honor the dead. Obon is a traditional Eastern festival where families and community come together to visit, to remember, and to release their beloved ancestors. The Obon Odori is the festival dance performed in honor of the spirits as they are sent off on lighted lanterns down the One River.
Join us on September 5th in the Doman Enclave where the Tsukiyomo no Kagami mikoshi will be delivered to to the [location] where the festival will begin. Enjoy local vendors and food. Step up and tell a story about your ancestors in the story garden. Build a lantern with the Aramitama Vault. Watch a segaki ritual be performed by the Sasori Shayou-Dera. Join in the Obon Dori led by miko Eiden Seitsurugi. And watch the lanterns be cast down the One River led by a local priest.
We are looking for vendors and storytellers. If you would like to help build this event, please join our event discord: https://discord.gg/5YqbYxm
Hosted by the Aramitama Vault and the Sasori Shayou-Dera
