Mother (Virgina Lin) & son (Daniel Shan) from the San Jose Zebra Basketball team skewering beef teriyaki for the San Jose Obon Festival on July 14-15, 2018. The Obon Festival is called Kangi-e, the gathering of joy and it commemorates the dead.
Homecoming
Beef Teriyaki Skewering
The Obon Festival is a time when Japanese-American people return to their communities and honor the deceased. According the Buddhist Church, the Obon Festival is called Kangi-e, the gathering of joy. Obon for many is considered a homecoming because it is a time when people return to their hometowns to see family and friends, dance, play games, and eat.
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