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08-10-2009, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by YuriTokoro View Post
Visiting the graves is the main custom of Bon. Making Shouryouum depends on the area.
People who have custom of making Shouryouuma generally make Shouryouuma first, after that, they visit the grave. The spirits’ of our ancestors come back to our house on August 12, when they need Shouryouuma. Most people go to the graves to clean them later, maybe on 15 or 16.
What should I write?
Well, the simplest method would be something like this:

The main custom of Bon is visiting the graves of our ancestors. That aside, any further customs depends on the area. One common tradition is bringing 'shouryouuma' with us to the grave site. These are a horse ..... People who partake in this custom usually leave the shouryouuma by the grave for the duration of Bon*.

In other areas, .....


The sentence I put the (*) next too is fine as it is, but you could add:
.... duration of Bon and retrieve it when the festival is over.
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