2006-10-10 09:19:36 · 6 answers · asked by asian_babii_x95 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Halloween
Some Japanese have adopted many Occidental ideas, but Hallowe'en is not native to Japan. Some people mention Obon, but that is different. Hallowe'en is short for All Hallow's Eve that is the day before All Saint's Day. Japanese revere all ancestors in Obon, not just selected saints. Shinto is the native religion, but Buddhism from India entered Japan through China. Chinese Buddhism is Chan, and Japanese call it Zen. One October, I told my Japanese gal Kumiko, "You should not wear that mask until October 31. That is Hallowe'en Day! Where did you find such a hideous mask? It makes me ill!" She was not wearing a mask. She laughed and pulled the same prank on her pals. Wait until I tell about what I did to her for Xmas!
2006-10-10 11:01:16 · answer #1 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it's called O-bon, and it's a celebration of the dead relatives. Pretty much all the same practices, just a little less modern. They have a festival called Higan. They use regular lanterns instead of Jack-O-Lanterns and leave fruit-cake on the graves of loved ones instead of giving little kids candy. They also where costumes during the dances and festivals, but not for the same reasons we do.
2006-10-10 16:23:19 · answer #2 · answered by Rockstar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes obon
2006-10-10 16:59:05 · answer #3 · answered by dasiy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they got sumthing different
2006-10-10 16:21:41 · answer #4 · answered by ~BANG I'm Dead~ <3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,
not that I know of.
2006-10-10 16:21:22 · answer #5 · answered by thù tỉ tỉ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-10 16:21:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋