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obon

n. (context Buddhism English) A Japanese festival to honour the spirits of one's ancestors.

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Obón

Obón is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 75 inhabitants.

Category:Municipalities in the Province of Teruel Category:Populated places in the Province of Teruel

Usage examples of "obon".

Alea listened wide-eyed as Obon told the tragedy of the heroic dwarf Alberich, who agreed to guard the Rhinegold for the Lorelei, and took it down into the caverns of Nibelheim to hide it from the wicked gods of Asgard.

I was four years old, at the obon festival in our village, the time of year when we welcomed back the spirits of the dead.