awaiting the return of old friends .. ghost month again ..

sat out enjoying the night having my 7th asahi today .. waiting the return of old friends once the gates of hell open and the king of hell lets everyone out for a month .. outlived all that Ive known .. yet .. its my curse to live .. karma neh ... these days the dead are better company than the living ..

I apologize for having no idea what you are talking about and not having time to look it up as I am on my way out for the day, but this sounds interesting and I want to save this for later this evening. Hopefully others respond. I really hope this thread does well and I can hear of some personal experiences from you and others.

I know how you feel, but I suppose we all cross over at a certain time for a reason. Please don't feel too sad because we will all see each other again and without pain and disease of the human world. That is my belief anyway.

I know what you mean, the summer school break is pretty bad!

Originally posted by Expat888
sat out enjoying the night having my 7th asahi today .. waiting the return of old friends once the gates of hell open and the king of hell lets everyone out for a month .. outlived all that Ive known .. yet .. its my curse to live .. karma neh ... these days the dead are better company than the living ..

happy Obon Tomodachisan

Um .... ... are you talking about bon odori ??
When I lived in Japan it was my favorite festival time.
I loved visiting the old cemeteries.