Local temples honor the season with virtual bon dances
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Moiliili Hongwanji member Ann Nakata joins others in a bon dance at Moiliili Hongwanji on June 27. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Hongwanji members had to get creative to still carry out the age-old summer tradition of bon dance, including printing the names of members on lanterns, proper social distancing, and mask usage during the dances. Other temples have put performances online for members to do at home.
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Fifteen-year-old Amanda Meade claps during a bon dance at Moiliili Hongwanji.
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The names of Hongwanji members are seen attached to pink lanterns during a bon dance at Moiliili Hongwanji.
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Seven-year-old Nicholas Meade, bottom left, Ann Nakata, top left, and Meade’s sister Amanda, 15, dance around the yagura.
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Seventeen-year-old Christopher Meade, left, and sister Amanda, 15, dance around the yagura during a bon dance at Moiliili Hongwanji.
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Participants perform a bon dance at Moiliili Hongwanji.
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Moiliili Hongwanji member Ann Nakata fixes her hapi during a bon dance.
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Participants perform a bon dance at Moiliili Hongwanji.
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Participants perform a bon dance at Moiliili Hongwanji.
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Moiliili Hongwanji minister Toshiyuki Umitani holds a tenugui towel with the Hongwanji’s namesake during a bon dance on June 27.
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Seven-year-old Nicholas Meade dances around the yagura during a bon dance at Moiliili Hongwanji.
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Participants perform a bon dance at Moiliili Hongwanji on June 27.
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Participants perform a bon dance at Moiliili Hongwanji.
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