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Albuquerque Bridge
file:Capt. Michael Fontaine marches across Albuquerque Bridge in Sasebo, Japan with Sasebo City Mayor Daisuke Miyajima and leaders from Japan Self Defense Forces.jpg, alt=several people in sashes and uniforms cross the bridge, National Foundation Day (Japan)#Celebrations, Foundation Day celebration in 2024 Albuquerque Bridge is a bridge located in Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is named after Albuquerque, New Mexico, a sister city of Sasebo. The bridge connects Urban Sasebo to Sasebo City Park and Nimitz Park, the latter of which is owned by the United Service Organisations (USO), a charitable organisation which provides entertainment and contact to their family for the US military. Etymology Albuquerque Bridge was named on November 1, 1966, the same day Albuquerque and Sasebo became sister cities. It was named this way to symbolise a friendship between the two cities, as well as Japan and the United States. References {{reflist category:bridges in Nag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obon Festival
or just is a fusion of the ancient Japanese belief in ancestral spirits and a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors. This Buddhist custom has evolved into a family reunion holiday during which people return to ancestral family places and visit and clean their ancestors' graves when the spirits of ancestors are supposed to revisit the household altars. It has been celebrated in Japan for more than 500 years and traditionally includes a dance, known as . The festival of Obon lasts for three days; however, its starting date varies within different regions of Japan. When the lunar calendar was changed to the Gregorian calendar at the beginning of the Meiji era, the localities in Japan responded differently, which resulted in three different times of Obon. Traditionally, Obon was celebrated on the 15th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. Obon is now observed during one of the following periods: * July 15 of the Gregorian calendar (Shichiga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
