Articles in “MEMORIAL & TRIBUTE”

Quiet warm scene of preparing for the first hatsubon

Hatsubon Preparation: What to Do for the First Obon After Losing Someone
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Quiet warm scene of Obon memorial through Shikoku pilgrimage

Obon Memorial Through Ohenro Daisan: Sending Prayer From Shikoku to Your Ancestors
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Quiet warmth of a special ohigan memorial scene with spring spirit

Special Ohigan Memorial: How to Send Your Feelings to the Deceased During Spring and Autumn Higan
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Learning the meaning and practice of tsuizen-kuyō in a calm light

Tsuizen-Kuyō from the Ground Up: Buddhist Meaning and Modern Forms of Memorial Care
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Special unusual offering for hoji or hoyo memorial service warm scene

Special Offerings for Japanese Memorial Services: Picking Unusual Hōji and Hōyō Gifts That Actually Land
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A bereaved family quietly sitting with the mourning period after the 49th-day memorial

What to Do During Mochū After the 49th Day: A Bereaved Family’s Quiet Guide to the Mourning Period
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Family honoring a deceased loved one's unfulfilled dream to walk Ohenro through proxy pilgrimage

“He Always Wanted to Walk Shikoku”: Fulfilling a Deceased Loved One’s Ohenro Dream Through Proxy Pilgrimage
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Memorial ohenro pilgrimage as tsuizen-kuyo — a thousand-year-old form of Buddhist remembrance

Tsuizen-Kuyō Through an Ohenro Daisan: A Thousand-Year Memorial for Those You’ve Lost
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Candle and prayer at a Japanese temple representing Ohenro as a memorial tribute for the deceased

Ohenro Memorial: Walking Shikoku for Someone You’ve Lost — A 1,000-Year-Old Buddhist Tribute
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