Honor your loved one in this Japanese ceremony in Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Fans of floating lanterns are encouraged to spell to observe a Japanese ceremonial successful the Shinzen Friendship Garden successful Fresno to grant their loved ones this weekend.

The lawsuit volition beryllium held connected Aug. 17, successful the tone of the Japanese ceremonial Tōrō Nagashi, which honors the representation of loved ones, according to officials with the garden.

During the festival of Obon, it is believed that ancestors travel backmost to walk clip with the living. On the last evening of the festival, officials accidental insubstantial lanterns are acceptable afloat to travel the spirits arsenic they depart for different year.

The lawsuit volition see nutrient trucks, and visitors are encouraged to acquisition their lanterns successful beforehand from the garden, fixed that they accidental they cannot let guests to bring and interval their own.

Each lantern acquisition includes the lantern and up to 4 names to beryllium work by the lawsuit emcee during the lantern launch.

The plot is located astatine 114 W. Audubon Dr. successful Fresno. For much information, sojourn the Shinzen Japanese Garden website.