The paper lantern for the Bon Festival

 

 Bon Festival is from August 13 to August 16.

Souls of our ancestors come back from heaven to our house during this period.

We set an altar to welcome the souls of them.　

I set it earlier than usual because this year's Bon Festival is the first one for my mother-in-law Shizusan.

We light the paper lantern from July 31 to August 31 for Shizusan for three years from her death.

The light of lantern leads her soul to our house.

We were presented some of the lanterns from her brothers, so there are many lanterns like this.