Covid-19 made it difficult for Japanese to visit family graves
EVERY AUGUST the spirits of fallen ancestors ascend all over Japan. during obon, the living commemorate them with food offerings on the altars, gather for festivals, and perform collective dances called good smell. Many return to their hometowns to be with family and visit cemeteries to pay homage to their dead. “Graves are a place […]
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