The Bon festival is a traditional Japanese Buddhist ceremony that has existed for more than five hundred years. It commemorates the spirit of progenitors, and is held either in July or August, depending on the location. The celebration originally included a dance yclept Bon-Odori, but has evolved since then into a family holiday, where people memorialize and pay tribute to their ancestors, by visiting the household of their lineal family and cleaning their graves.
When is Bon Festival 2016?
Bon Festival 2016 started on Saturday 13th Aug, 2016 (13/08/2016) 3225 days ago and ended on Tuesday 16th Aug, 2016 (16/08/2016) 3222 days ago
Dates for Bon Festival from 2015 to 2030
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Bon Festival 2030 | Tuesday 13th Aug, 2030 | Thursday 15th Aug, 2030 | starts in 1887 days |
Bon Festival 2029 | Monday 13th Aug, 2029 | Wednesday 15th Aug, 2029 | starts in 1522 days |
Bon Festival 2028 | Sunday 13th Aug, 2028 | Tuesday 15th Aug, 2028 | starts in 1157 days |
Bon Festival 2027 | Friday 13th Aug, 2027 | Sunday 15th Aug, 2027 | starts in 791 days |
Bon Festival 2026 | Thursday 13th Aug, 2026 | Saturday 15th Aug, 2026 | starts in 426 days |
Bon Festival 2025 | Wednesday 13th Aug, 2025 | Friday 15th Aug, 2025 | starts in 61 days |
Bon Festival 2024 | Tuesday 13th Aug, 2024 | Thursday 15th Aug, 2024 | ended 301 days ago |
Bon Festival 2023 | Sunday 13th Aug, 2023 | Tuesday 15th Aug, 2023 | ended 667 days ago |
Bon Festival 2022 | Saturday 13th Aug, 2022 | Monday 15th Aug, 2022 | ended 1032 days ago |
Bon Festival 2021 | Friday 13th Aug, 2021 | Sunday 15th Aug, 2021 | ended 1397 days ago |
Bon Festival 2020 | Thursday 13th Aug, 2020 | Saturday 15th Aug, 2020 | ended 1762 days ago |
Bon Festival 2019 | Tuesday 13th Aug, 2019 | Thursday 15th Aug, 2019 | ended 2128 days ago |
Bon Festival 2018 | Monday 13th Aug, 2018 | Thursday 16th Aug, 2018 | ended 2492 days ago |
Bon Festival 2017 | Sunday 13th Aug, 2017 | Wednesday 16th Aug, 2017 | ended 2857 days ago |
Bon Festival 2016 | Saturday 13th Aug, 2016 | Tuesday 16th Aug, 2016 | ended 3222 days ago |
Bon Festival 2015 | Thursday 13th Aug, 2015 | Sunday 16th Aug, 2015 | ended 3588 days ago |
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