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Press Contact:

Ann Ishikawa, information@ekoji.org

Phone: 703-239-0500

Date of Event: Saturday, July 9, 2011, 5:30pm - 9:00pm

Location: 

Ekoji Buddhist Temple,

6500 Lake Haven Lane, 

Fairfax Station, VA 22039

 

 

 Public Information: www.ekoji.org or (703) 239-0500 

 

 

 Ekoji Holds 29th Annual Obon Summer Festival on July 10th, 2010

Fairfax Station, VA (June 1, 2010) - The Ekoji Buddhist Temple,

located at 6500 Lake Haven Lane in Fairfax Station will hold its 29th annual Obon Festival Saturday, July 10, 2010 from 5:30pm to 9:00pm. Festival activities include Japanese folk dancing, taiko drumming performed by Nen Daiko, a candle illumination ceremony, kid’s games and crafts, and traditional Japanese food dishes. Temple tours and short lectures on Buddhism will be held during the festival. Although attendance is free, food and drinks will be sold throughout the evening.

All are welcome. Visit www.ekoji.org for more details on Ekoji Buddhist Temple activities.

Obon is a Buddhist observance to honor the memories of loved ones celebrated as a gathering of joy. In remembering the deceased, Buddhists acknowledge and express gratitude for the influence of the deceased on our lives. It is an opportunity to express gratitude and love to all who have passed on. Ekoji celebrates this important occasion with an evening of old and new Japanese folk dances and a lighting of memorial candles on Saturday evening the 10th and with a service in the temple on Sunday the 11th beginning at 11:00am. 

The Ekoji Buddhist Temple of the greater Washington, DC area supports the practice of Shin Buddhists throughout the region and was founded in 1981 by the late philanthropist Reverend Dr. Yehan Numata and the late Reverend Kenryu T. Tsuji.

The temple offers various programs and activities that help each

participant walk the path of a Buddhist, including adult services each Sunday at 11am, children's services, Dharma School for children and adults, Buddhist seminars, and meditation classes. The Temple is located  just five-and-half miles outside the Capital Beltway two-tenths of a mile from the intersection of Burke Lake Road and Route 7100 (Fairfax County Parkway), towards Burke Lake Park. For more information and directions visit www.ekoji.org or call 703-239-0500.

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