Obon Mantoro
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Obon Mantoro is a traditional Japanese lantern-lighting festival held at Kasuga Taisha in Nara during the Obon season, when thousands of stone and hanging lanterns are illuminated to honor ancestral spirits.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese festival
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lantern-lighting festival ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Obon NERFINISHED ⓘ Shinto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Kansai region ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important seasonal event in Nara ⓘ |
| feature | thousands of illuminated lanterns ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasVenueType | Shinto shrine ⓘ |
| heldDuring | Obon season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageType | intangible cultural tradition ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| lightingMedium |
candles
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lanterns ⓘ |
| location |
Kasuga Taisha
NERFINISHED
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Nara NERFINISHED ⓘ Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
lighting hanging lanterns
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lighting stone lanterns ⓘ |
| purpose |
commemoration of ancestors
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guiding ancestral spirits ⓘ |
| relatedFestival | Setsubun Mantoro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | honoring ancestral spirits ⓘ |
| shrineDeity | Kasuga Daimyōjin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | evening ⓘ |
| tourism | attracts many visitors ⓘ |
| visualCharacteristic | shrine grounds illuminated at night ⓘ |
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