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Core Kyoto•Season 2•Episode 15

Gozan-no-okuribi: Ceremonial Bonfires Give Ancestors Safe Passage

Sep 18, 201428 min
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The Japanese believe their ancestors' spirits return from the other world to visit during Obon in mid-August. The Gozan-no-okuribi ceremony to send them off is held in Kyoto at the end of Obon on August 16. Bonfires are lit on 5 Kyoto mountains as guides

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Gary Tegler

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Episode Summary

"Gozan-no-okuribi: Ceremonial Bonfires Give Ancestors Safe Passage" is episode 15 of Core Kyoto season 2. It aired on September 18, 2014.