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Keani Akui
COM-263
October 17 2021
Cultural Communication Practices Paper Proposal
For this assignment I plan to research and look into the Japanese culture. More
specifically focusing on Obon festivals that are done in Japanese culture. It is understood to be a
ceremony that takes place every year for 3 days in either July or August. Well known Obon
festivals include Awa Odori, Fire Festival, and Hokkai Bon Odori. These festivals are
understood to be used as a guide for the spirits of the dead to first visit the temples and then be
released into the spiritual realm, all while honoring one’s ancestors. In history it was said that a
disciple of Buddah used powers to contact the being of his passed mom. When he was doing this,
he realized that his mother has descended to and is stuck in ‘Realm of Hungry Ghosts’ and
through Buddhism that is known as a place where spirits who are suffering from a hunger for
something are. Once he learned this he asked the Buddha how he can free his mother from this
place, and the Buddha told him to prepare offerings and upon doing this his mother’s spirit
would then be freed. Over time, this belief spread across India, China, South Asia, and
eventually reaching Japan where it is now known as Bon dances (Afshar, 2017).
Afshar, Dave. “A Brief History of Obon Festival.” Culture Trip, The Culture Trip, 20 May 2017,
https://theculturetrip.com/asia/japan/articles/a-brief-history-of-obon-festival/.
Obon Festival. (2018). Cultural Studies: Holidays Around the World.
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BERNICE HIRABAYASHI. (1991, July 26). Festival to Show Japanese Tradition; Obon: Rite to
honor the dead is actually joyous occasion of homecoming. West L.A. event to include
folk dances, Taiko drummers, Eastern food. Los Angeles Times.

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Keani Akui COM-263 October 17 2021 Cultural Communication Practices Paper Proposal For this assignment I plan to research and look into the Japanese culture. More specifically focusing on Obon festivals that are done in Japanese culture. It is understood to be a ceremony that takes place every year for 3 days in either July or August. Well known Obon festivals include Awa Odori, Fire Festival, and Hokkai Bon Odori. These festivals are understood to be used as a guide for the spirits of the dead to first visit the temples and then be released into the spiritual realm, all while honoring one’s ...
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