Annual Japanese OBON FESTIVAL & DANCE

32975 Alvarado-Niles Road near Dowe Ave., Union City CA

13 August, 2022

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EVERYONE IS INVITED! • Free Admission! Hosted by Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church, Union City   Saturday August 13th, 2022 Bento Dinner Sales: 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Bon Dance: 7:00 pm   Come and enjoy SACBC’s Buddhist Festival of Obon. We will have Dancing, Japanese Music with San Jose Chidori Band, and Japanese Bento Boxes for sale. Fun for everyone!   Colorful yukata-clad dancers gather for the Obon dance -- a celebration for our departed loved ones, and a day to give thanks to them. With deep felt joy and gratitude, we honor and remember our deceased loved ones, whose very existence made our own lives possible.   EVERYONE is invited to DANCE!                                Obon Dance Training and Practice (Optional): Held at 7:30 pm on 7/29, 7/30, 8/1, 8/5, 8/7 and 8/8 in the Sangha Hall at SACBC. Dance Practices are OPTIONAL -- you need not practice. You can just come and join our Obon Dance -- EVERYONE is invited to JOIN IN! www.sacbc.org