Photos: Obon festival in Como Park honors Japanese ancestors
Members of the community gathered, Sunday on the grounds of the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in St. Paul, lighting lanterns, eating food and partaking in Japanese customs in celebration of Obon, a Japanese Buddhist holiday that honors the spirit of ancestors.
The annual event, which took place from 3 to 9 p.m., was organized by Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, Japan America Society of Minnesota, and St. Paul Nagasaki Sister City Committee.
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