{"id":4598,"date":"2015-08-17T17:57:30","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T21:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/?post_type=ctc_event&#038;p=4598"},"modified":"2015-10-22T19:42:13","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T23:42:13","slug":"obon-the-buddhist-day-of-the-dead-2","status":"publish","type":"ctc_event","link":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/events\/obon-the-buddhist-day-of-the-dead-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Obon: The Buddhist Day of the Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"resurrect-entry-content resurrect-clearfix\">\n<p>On this day, we remember with gratitude our ancestors and those friends who have passed on.\u00a0 Our Obon\u00a0event includes the\u00a0Flower Ceremony in which participants will receive a small white or red\u00a0carnation pin symbolizing the living or deceased parents. This is an emotionally\u00a0moving experience and underscores the Buddha\u2019s teachings of interconnectedness, gratitude,\u00a0and love. You are welcomed to <strong>bring a photo<\/strong> of a departed family member that may be placed on the altar.\u00a0 Non-traditional date.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Also, there will be a talk and discussion, titled <strong><em>DEATH AND ON WHITE ASHES<\/em><\/strong>, which will looked into the Buddhist view of death and the afterlife.<\/p>\n<div class=\"resurrect-entry-content resurrect-clearfix\">\n<p>Participants may bring photos of the departed loved ones to be placed on the altar. This event is open to all; Buddhists and Non-buddhists.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sliding scale suggested donation $10 \u2013 $20<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A short <strong>Introduction to Meditation Training<\/strong> session will be held before the gathering at 9:45 a.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this day, we remember with gratitude our ancestors and those friends who have passed on.\u00a0 Our Obon\u00a0event includes the\u00a0Flower Ceremony in which participants will receive a small white or red\u00a0carnation pin symbolizing the living or deceased parents. This is an emotionally\u00a0moving experience and underscores the Buddha\u2019s teachings of interconnectedness, gratitude,\u00a0and love. You are welcomed&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","ctc_event_category":[],"class_list":["post-4598","ctc_event","type-ctc_event","status-publish","hentry","ctfw-no-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event\/4598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ctc_event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4598"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event\/4598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4826,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event\/4598\/revisions\/4826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ctc_event_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event_category?post=4598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}