Japanese Bon Festival (Paper Lanterns)

HeavyFeet · July 15, 2011, 07:29:38 AM

omega lambda · July 16, 2011, 04:54:04 AM

Nice!

What is a Japanese Bon Festival?

HeavyFeet · July 16, 2011, 06:32:03 AM

It's a Buddhist Celebration. Supposedly, the souls of ancestors return to this world once a year at this time, the Bon Festivals last a number of days and the lantern part of the festival is about sending messages to your loved ones at a time when they can actually receive them because they are present...

Run Amok · July 17, 2011, 12:11:52 PM

Gorgeous!

dalemill14z · July 21, 2011, 01:36:44 AM

oh! I loved these lanterns. They are so well designed and beautiful. Once I had been to Japan during Bon Festival and bought few different designed lanterns for my home.

juliamiller266 · December 12, 2012, 08:24:57 AM

Im not much aware about the speciality of these lanterns but I just loved the japnese paper lanterns. They look really beautiful in the river. This the lanterns that I use at my house.

TK · December 15, 2012, 09:59:28 AM

Great shots Heavy!

Yogi · December 30, 2012, 03:49:21 PM

I love the first one - the point of light in the clouds (moon) is just gorgeous.

HeavyFeet · March 06, 2013, 10:51:51 PM

I missed that this had been bumped.
Thank you both!

makeda · March 21, 2013, 09:38:23 PM

beautiful!