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Nagasaki's Obon: A Time for Remembrance

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Obon is a summertime ritual when Japanese people welcome ancestors' spirits home from the Buddhist Pure Land. The people of Nagasaki have a distinctive way to commemorate this. They light fireworks and firecrackers at family graves and parade boats ferrying the spirits of the deceased through the streets and then back to the Buddhist Paradise. This episode takes a deep dive into Nagasaki's unique style of Obon.

Chinese (zh-CN)

Name

第 20 集

Overview

German (de-DE)

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Episode 20

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Japanese (ja-JP)

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亡き人への思いをのせて 長崎のお盆

Overview

長崎は古くから海外との貿易拠点として栄え、異国文化の影響が色濃い。お盆は中国文化の影響を受け、にぎやかだ。多くの人が墓で花火をするため、お盆の数日間で年間の3分の1を売り上げる花火販売店もある。お盆前、街のあちこちでは精霊船を手作りしている。亡き人の好きなもので飾りつけ、亡き人への思いを込める。精霊流しの日、爆竹を鳴らしながら海へと向かう精霊船に同行。長崎のお盆を体感し、人びとの心、文化にふれる。

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