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It describes the festival’s warm atmosphere, including street music, food stalls, and slow circle dances called Bon Odori performed around a yagura. The text traces Obon’s roots to a Buddhist tale about Mokuren and highlights the final toro nagashi lantern ceremony. 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You might think a festival for the dead would feel spooky, but Obon is the opposite of scary. It is a joyful three-day Buddhist tradition when families welcome the spirits of their ancestors back home for a visit. Streets fill with music, food stalls, and dancers moving in slow circles beneath strings of light. For many Japanese families, it is one of the happiest gatherings of the whole year.  \nThat happiness has roots that reach back more than a thousand years, into an old Buddhist story. People told a tale about a monk named Mokuren, who used his spiritual powers  \nto find his late mother and, through kindness and offerings, helped free her spirit. Overjoyed, he is said to have danced with gratitude, and that dance became the model for the festival's celebrations. Obon spread through Japan over the centuries, blending Buddhist ideas with much older beliefs about honoring the family who came before you. By the way, its full name is \"Urabon-e,\" which is where the shorter word comes from.  \nThose grateful dances live on today as Bon Odori, the heartbeat of any Obon gathering. Dancers of every age circle a raised platform called a yagura, where drummers pound out a rhythm you can feel in your chest. The steps are simple enough that a first-timer can join within minutes, which is exactly the point. Each region has its own songs and movements, so the dance you learn in Tokyo may look nothing like the one in Okinawa. Imagine your whole town spilling into the park at dusk just to dance together, and you have the spirit of it.  \nWhen the dancing winds down, the festival ends with one of its most beautiful traditions of all. On the final night, families light small paper lanterns, place a candle inside, and set them adrift on rivers or the sea. This ceremony, called toro nagashi, sends the visiting spirits gently back to their world, guided by the flickering lights. Watching hundreds of glowing lanterns drift downstream in the dark is a sight people never forget. The lanterns are a way of saying \"thank you for visiting\" and \"until next year. \"  \nIt is easy to see why a holiday about remembering loved ones still matters, and Japan is  \nfar from alone in keeping one. Mexico's Day of the Dead in early November and All Souls'Day, observed by Christians around the world, share the same tender idea of honoring those who have died. None of these is \"another country's Halloween\"; each has its own history, meaning, and mood. What connects them is a truth every culture seems to understand: love does not simply stop when someone is gone. Perhaps that is the real magic of Obon, that a festival about goodbye can feel so much like a warm hello.  \nObon: Japan's Festival of Ancestors  \nName:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) What is the central idea the author develops across the passage?\u003Cbr>A. Obon is a frightening summer holiday that most Japanese families avoid\u003Cbr>B. Obon is a joyful Buddhist festival for warmly welcoming ancestors' spirits home\u003Cbr>C. Obon is a modern festival invented mainly to sell lanterns and food\u003Cbr>D. Obon is a religious ceremony performed only by Buddhist monks in temples |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) Why does the author state that Obon is \"far from alone\" among holidays?\u003Cbr>A. Because Obon is now celebrated in every country on Earth\u003Cbr>B. Because Japan celebrates Obon in several different months\u003Cbr>C. Because the festival copies Mexico's Day of the Dead exactly\u003Cbr>D. Because other cultures also hold festivals honoring those who have died |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) How does the story of the monk Mokuren help develop the article?\u003Cbr>A. It explains where the festival's grateful dancing tradition is said ","cbCairCtD3iniUpk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairCtD3iniUpk","pdf",93636,"English","# Obon and its meaning\n## Bon Odori and the yagura\n## The Mokuren legend\n## Toro nagashi lantern ceremony\n## Similar remembrance holidays worldwide","[{\"question\":\"What is the central idea of the passage about Obon?\",\"answer\":\"Obon is presented as a joyful Buddhist festival that warmly welcomes ancestors’ spirits home, shaped by tradition and lasting meaning.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the author compare Obon to other holidays like Mexico’s Day of the Dead and All Souls’ Day?\",\"answer\":\"The author says Obon is far from alone because other cultures also honor those who have died, sharing a tender idea of remembrance.\"},{\"question\":\"How does toro nagashi connect to the spirits’ return?\",\"answer\":\"In the final night ceremony, families light paper lanterns and let them drift on rivers or the sea to guide visiting spirits gently back to their world.\"}]","Obon: Japan's Festival of Ancestors | PDF",1790807543,18]