The community celebrated the 48th annual Bon Odori Festival at the sun-splashed White River Buddhist Temple last Saturday.
The festival recognizes the mid-summer holiday of Obon, a time for Buddhists to honor their ancestors and Japanese heritage.
Hundreds of people took in Obon dancing, listened to Taiko drumming and enjoyed other Japanese cultural traditions and cuisine.
A Shiisa, a lion-like mythical spiritual guardian similar to a Chinese Foo Dog, is directed to stir the crowd during the Bon Odori Festival at the White River Buddhist Temple last Saturday. MARK KLAAS, Auburn Reporter
A young member of the Okinawa Kenjin-Kai Eisa Taiko group, performs. MARK KLAAS, Auburn Reporter
Families participate in the Children’s Lantern Parade. MARK KLAAS, Auburn Reporter
Families participate in the Children’s Lantern Parade. MARK KLAAS, Auburn Reporter
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