Obon

Obon has a family-reunion element, as the Japanese will return to their ancestral homes to be reunited with relatives living and deceased..因为在节日期间，日本人会回到祖籍和那些活着及死去的亲属团聚，盂兰盆节也有了家庭团聚的因素。

We were warned that it might not be the spiritual journey it once was and that we would be sharing it with many others – particularly during the Obon holiday period..我们被告知，登山也许不像曾经的那样是一次精神旅程了，还有许多其他人会和我们一起登山，特别是在盂兰盆节期间。

Notice the kanji character for "big" on the hillside in the above photo. Reckon they would light it up during Obon or some other festival..看到上图山的一边刻了很大的“大”这个汉字吗？我们猜想在盂兰盆会或其他的日本传统节日中，可能会起火点燃这个部分吧？