2018.8.13

It was cloudy in the morning but became rain heavily in the afternoon. To my lucky when I left the office at night, it was not raining.

Many people take summer vacation from August 13 to 15 when is called obon (お盆). It is the time when the departed ancesters come back home. We make fire called mukaebi (迎え火), welcoming fire on Aug.13 and let them know the way home. We decorate the buddhist alter with fruits, vegetables, and sweets. We visit the graveyard. On Aug. 15 we make fire called okuribi (送り火), sending fire.

Today is Monday, so I went to the graveyard yesterday.

2014.8.14

It was fine.

From August 13 to 15 is the time called obon (お盆) in Japan.  It is when the spirits of ancestors come back home.  Many companies have a vacation called obon yasumi (お盆休み) around this time.  People go back to their home country and visit family graveyards.  Depends on the place obon is either in July or in August.

I went to my mother's graveyard with my father in the morning today.

In the afternoon we had a visitor.