''OBON Festival"...It's Time to Going Home
Assalamualaikum my lovely grandchild... There's a different atmosphere at Kawanabe San's house since yesterday afternoon. When I passed by, I saw a big lantern hanging in front of the door, many shoes at veranda, crowdness appear from living room through the glass wall and the kids cheerfully noisy. Granny wondering...is there any special celebration? hmmmmmm what it would be? ....hmmm granny remember it!! Soo..last week Kawanabe san did a general cleaning at her house and she told me that Obon will coming soon. She will start the ritual by visiting her parents grave at Saga city on Monday 11th August. This first activity actually is to call the soul coming back home. Then continue preparing vegetable and fruits at the altar for her family ancestor. Afterward on 13th August all of her family (children and grandchild) will gather. They are waiting for the ancestor soul coming home on 13th night ( mukaebi ). Kawanabe San said, the soul will leave on the d