<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (August 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (August 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Obon Festival </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Obon in the late Edo period </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Also called </Th> <Td> Bon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Observed by </Th> <Td> Japanese people </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Religious, Cultural </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Significance </Th> <Td> Honors the spirits of one's ancestors </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 15 August </Li> <Li> 15 July (Kantō) </Li> <Li> 15th day of the 7th lunar month </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2017 date </Th> <Td> September 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2018 date </Th> <Td> August 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Frequency </Th> <Td> Annual </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related to </Th> <Td> Ghost Festival (in China) Tết Trung Nguyên (in Vietnam) Baekjung (in Korea) Pchum Ben (in Cambodia) Boun Khao Padap Din (in Laos) Mataka danes (in Sri Lanka) Sat Thai (in Thailand) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Obon Festival </Th> </Tr>

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