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    Folk songs and friendships; dancing Bon Odori

    MCAS IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN

    08.14.2019

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Brune 

    Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

    A Japanese local helps Sherry Beck, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident, get dressed in a summertime Kimono, called a Yukata, during the Bon Odori festival at the Kinjuen nursing home in Iwakuni City, Japan, Aug. 14, 2019. Station residents were invited to participate in a Bon Odori festival through the Marine Corps Community Services Cultural Adaptation Program. Obon is a Japanese Buddhist custom, meant to honor the spirits of their ancestors. Highlights from the festival were the Bon Odori dance, Yukatas and eating traditional Japanese summer foods. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Brune)

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    Date Taken: 08.14.2019
    Date Posted: 08.16.2019 02:24
    Photo ID: 5672587
    VIRIN: 190814-M-LP762-0068
    Resolution: 4031x6046
    Size: 9.13 MB
    Location: MCAS IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JP

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