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I went to the Japanese Lantern Lighting Festival at Como Park in St. Paul, MN last Sunday. The afternoon long activities ended at dusk when paper lanterns were lit and floated across the Frog Pond in front of the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory.
This event takes place every August on the Como Park Zoo & Conservatory grounds in a tribute to Japan's annual Obon Holiday. Buddhist tradition says that during Obon ancestral spirits revisit their families for three days. Many Japanese will return home to pay their respects at grave-sites and often paper lanterns are lit and floated down the river to help guide the spirits.
This year took on special significance as everyone remembered those lost in Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami disasters.
平和、ヒース、理解、繁栄
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Dan Anderson (dead camera, RIP) 10 months ago | reply
oneworldmj 10 months ago | reply
Colskier1 10 months ago | reply
Just wonderful!
Maneef Photography 9 months ago | reply
Beautiful !!
Would like to see your photos on www.twiching.com too !!
thank you !
{Bright Novella} Patricia Cich Lee 9 months ago | reply
Are you going to the Lantern fest tonight? If yes, can't wait to see your images. BTW, I posted a link to in on the como page since it's my favorite. Hope you are well. I am missing MN so appreciate seeing your perfect images of MN iconic places.
lindseykusterman 9 months ago | reply
Did you go last night?
Dan Anderson (dead camera, RIP) 9 months ago | reply
Hey
unfortunately no - I was out of town trying to get one last trip in before my kids go off to school. It's such a beautiful event - especially the lantern part - I'll have to go look around for some pictures from this year
lindseykusterman 9 months ago | reply
I went for the first time this year and it was pretty cool, ill have some pictures up soon! (:
tracie.forward 9 months ago | reply
Love this. Wish I could have been there to see it live. But your image is superb.
fieryrain64 7 months ago | reply
What a beautiful tradition!
WorldofArun 7 months ago | reply
The people look like blue lights..
wriggler! 5 months ago | reply
wow ! I don't know what to write :) this is excellent
oatjiro 5 months ago | reply
Wonderful work....even I just know you but I hope it's not too late and my honor for the kind comment from you. Happy New Year!
Gabriel Sperandio 4 months ago | reply
Amazing...
DianaChuang 4 months ago | reply
Very nice reflection shot !
~Roxanne~ 3 months ago | reply
Such a gorgeous shot!
Red All Over 3 months ago | reply
Another amazing photograph. That glass structure is remarkably like the Palm House in Liverpool's Sefton Park.
natalybruce 3 months ago | reply
amazing details !
flatworldsedge 2 months ago | reply
Love the foreground blades of grass - they droop just perfectly, ushering in that soft shimmer of colour and light. Magic work.
Don Olson Photography 2 weeks ago | reply
This shot has it all, Dan. Beautiful sky and reflection. The composition just draws you in. The exposure on the crowd is so nice and subdued allowing you to see their numbers but keeping the sky, Conservatory, relections and lanterns as the primary subjects. Kudos!!!