Japanese Light Festival Philadelphia

The popular festival welcomed more than 90 000 people from all 50 states and 10 countries to philly and franklin square when it debuted in 2016 for the first time.

Japanese light festival philadelphia. Receives from the festival directly support the operation and management of franklin square and its many free events all. Coronavirus covid 19 we are excited to announce that some areas of our tour are opening back up for the lights fest events. On april 7 at shofuso. These festivals come in a variety of shapes and sizes but all bring a bit of japan to philadelphia subaru cherry blossom festival our biggest annual program the subaru cherry blossom festival celebrates.

Traditionally celebrated at the end of obon a three day buddhist festival held in late august toro nagashi sees thousands of lanterns set afloat at dusk to commemorate the souls of the dead. Typically in japan between august 13 15 depending on the region people return to hometowns to celebrate obon each year. The philadelphia chinese lantern festival casts a warm glow that can pierce through the darkness like none other. The celebration of japanese holidays and festivals is at the core of jasgp s programming.

Now in its eighth year the philadelphia obon festival will take place on saturday august 22 and is dedicated to those affected by the unexpected events this year. 1 to ensure that social distancing guidelines can be followed only a limited number of participants will be able to. Learn all about the philadelphia chinese lantern festival in franklin square. The philadelphia chinese lantern festival is a celebration of light and culture that features artisans from china and the philadelphia region.

Videos by en route 6abc and new mainstream media inc for tianyu presented by. The resulting scene is a spectacular play of light and dark as the lanterns glow slowly fades into the distance. In order to keep everyone safe here are a few important things to know. Bekijk informatie over evenementen en tickets.

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