OBON merayakan kedatangan Arwah!?
2007-08-20 15:37:00 ASAL USUL Obon merupakan bentuk singkat dari istilah agama Buddha Urabon (盂蘭盆, Urabon) yang hanya diambil aksara Kanji terakhirnya saja (盆, bon, nampan) ditambah awalan honorifik huruf "O." Pada mulanya, Obon berarti meletakkan nampan berisi barang-barang persembahan untuk para arwah. Selanjutnya, Obon berkembang menjadi istilah bagi arwah orang meninggal (shōrō) yang diupacarakan dan dimanjakan dengan berbagai barang persembahan. Di daerah tertentu, Bonsama atau Oshorosama adalah sebutan untuk arwah orang meninggal yang datang semasa perayaan Obon. Asal-usul tradisi Obon tidak diketahui secara pasti. Tradisi memperingati arwah leluhur di musim panas konon sudah ada di Jepang sejak sekitar abad ke-8. Sejak dulu di Jepang sudah ada tradisi menyambut kedatangan arwah leluhur yang dipercaya datang mengunjungi anak cucu sebanyak 2 kali setahun sewaktu bulan purnama di permulaan musim semi dan awal musim gugur. Penjelasan lain mengatakan tradisi mengenang orang yang meningga...
Obon and The Eel Days of Summer
2007-08-13 16:19:00 Obon is the annual Buddhist event held to remember ones ancestors.Its celebrated from the 13th to the 15th of August so we are right in the middle of it as I blog this.In a nutshell or more appropriately an urn, it is believed that each year during Obon ones ancestors spirits return to visit their relatives.Why they return during the hottest time of the year remains a mystery to me.Obon is one of the three major Japanese holiday seasons,the others being New Years and Golden Week in May.Basically its become a week long family break from work where people return to their hometowns and visit and clean their ancestors graves.If you watch the news or read the papers its also the time where almost lemming-like, families choke the roads to major holiday destinations.Bumper to bumper traffic for 60 odd kilometres on expressways and interchanges isnt uncommon.There is both an increase in domestic and international travel.Accomodation rates double while marine accidents such as drowning tripl...
By: porcelain-monkey
It?s Obon Season in Hawaii
2007-08-07 09:02:00 This past weekend, we took the girls to their very first Obon Dance. In Hawaii, the Summer months are known for their annual Obon Dance Festivals held every weekend at various Buddist Temples around the islands. This is a time for families to don their hapi coats, pound the taiko drums, and circle the yagura ...
By: An Island Life
RUSSIA: Transneft Offers to Clear Caspian Pipeline?s Debt by Eurobonds
2007-07-13 22:06:00 Tax officials are seeking $290 million tax... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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RUSSIA: Transneft proposes $5b Eurobond to pay Caspian pipeline debt
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Adobong Antigo ( Chicken or Pork Adobo )
2007-06-07 02:58:00 Ingredients: 1 kilo chicken or pork cut in serving pieces 1/4 cup vino blanco or 5 year old rum 4 teaspoons soy sauce 5 cloves garlic, crushed 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 1 cup vinegar 1 cup buko juice 1 small head garlic, crushed How to cook adobong antigo: Marinate the meat in the vino blanco or rum, soy sauce, garlic, salt, pepper ...
Adobong Antigo ( Chicken or Pork Adobo )
2007-06-07 02:58:00 Ingredients: 1 kilo chicken or pork cut in serving pieces 1/4 cup vino blanco or 5 year old rum 4 teaspoons soy sauce 5 cloves garlic, crushed 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 1 cup vinegar 1 cup buko juice 1 small head garlic, crushed How to cook adobong antigo: Marinate the meat in the vino blanco or rum, soy sauce, garlic, salt, pepper ...
A Few Good Questions With.....Laura Sobon, Broncos Cheerleader
2007-05-10 15:14:00 Laura Sobon will be entering her 2nd season as a cheerleader for the Denver Broncos. When she isn't firing up the crowd at Invesco Field, Laura works with a Business Consulting firm. Laura was kind enough to answer some questions for the MHR. Here are her replies... MHR -- How often does being a Broncos cheerleader come up in conversation with people you know? LS -- That depends. Obviously, being a Broncos cheerleader is something that I am passionate about and very proud of so it comes up in my conversations dealing with hobbies, what I did over the weekend, etc. But, it is one part of my life, as my career, my family and friends, and other activities play a large role as well. MHR -- How are you able to separate your "day job" from your responsibilities as a Bronco Cheerleader? LS -- It is easy to separate them because they are very different. Being a Broncos Cheerleader is a very social job- we are out in the community doing promotions and ch...
By: Mile High Report
Broncos Cheerleader Laura Sobon To Answer Your Questions!!!
2007-05-04 15:58:00 Broncos Cheerleader Laura Sobon has gratiously agreed to answer some questions for us here at the MHR and I need your help. Please psot some questions you'd like me to ask, or e-mail them to me at milehighreport@gmail.com. The off-season gets a little long in the tooth, and I hope to do some of these types of things to "spruce it up" a bit... Here is a pic of Laura -- PHOTO COURTESY
By: Mile High Report
LOBONIA SURRENDERS; SUES FOR PEACE
2007-02-19 21:25:00 Predator Press Shortest Insurrection in US History ”The sooner we get our Reparations, the sooner we can rebuild,” says Lobonain Chancellor. "Now will you please turn my cable back on?"
By: Predator Press
Maria Ana Bobone - O Fado Não Tem Uma Redoma à Volta
2007-01-30 01:45:00 Maria Ana Bobone é uma das melhores fadistas emergentes da nova geração. Com uma carreira única onde entram aventuras «desviantes» com Ricardo Rocha e João Paulo Esteves da Silva, Maria Ana editou há um ano o excelente álbum de fado (e de outras coisas à volta) «Nome de Mar». A entrevista e a crítica que publico aqui hoje apareceram originalmente no BLITZ em Janeiro de 2006.MARIA ANA BOBONEÉ FADO (E À SUA VOLTA)«Nome de Mar», o novo álbum de Maria Ana Bobone, mostra a fadista a assumir a música como carreira. Para levar a sério, mesmo que o fado seja, com ela, o fado e muitas coisas à volta.Como é que se explica que, tendo já uma carreira tão longa no fado, este álbum («Nome de Mar»), seja o seu primeiro grande lançamento, em nome próprio, numa editora nacional?Não gosto muito da palavra «carreira». Até costumo dizer que «carreira» só tenho uma, que é uma casa no Minho chamada a Casa da Carreira. Já canto profissionalmente há muitos anos, mas n...
By: Raizes e Antenas
Halloween and Obon
2006-12-02 16:16:09 Complying with onigiri?s request, I will write about Halloween situation in Japan. Halloween is getting one of popular event in Japan, but not as much as like Christmas. Most people who have a Halloween party tend to enjoy disguise which is like Kosupure, and it is not common yet to do ?trick or treat? visiting houses.There is a similar ceremony with Halloween in Japan called ?Obon (??)?. Obon is the Festival of the Dead which mainly indicates for 3 to 5 days since August 15th,. It up to firms but, most of them generally takes the term off as a summer vacation.During Obon, people go back to their home town. As its ceremony, people call deceased to their home and hold a memorial service by reciting a sutra. Besides, family pays a visit to ancestor?s grave. People clean the grave and place offerings. It depends on family but my family offerings ancestor?s favorite food like sweets and Sake. After the ceremony, Bon-Odori, Bon dance is held at a temple. The dance is a slow dance and peo...
By: Discover Japan!
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