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Obon (お盆; [o.boꜜɴ][1]) or just Bon (盆; [boꜜɴ][2][a]) is a fusion of the ancient Japanese belief in ancestral spirits and a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors. This Buddhist custom has evolved into a family reunion holiday during which people return to ancestral family places and visit and clean their ancestors' graves when the spirits of ancestors are supposed to revisit the household altars. It has been celebrated in Japan for more than 500 years and traditionally includes a dance, known as Bon Odori.
August 15 of the Gregorian calendar (Hachigatsu Bon or "Bon in August"; Tsukiokure Bon or "Month Later Obon"
: This is the most commonly celebrated time across Japan.
August 15 of the Gregorian calendar (Hachigatsu Bon or "Bon in August"; Tsukiokure Bon or "Month Later Obon"
: This is the most commonly celebrated time across Japan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obon
I Don’t think his ancestors are going to be happy with him.
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