1. When we get a ochu-gen or an oseibo, my grandmother put them in front of a butudan. I suppose she wants to give our ancestors them.
2. Before I take snacks from the butudan, I have to sit in front of butudan, pray and say hello to my grandmother who passed away and ancestors. I feel that taking them without doing this is very rude and bad.
3. My family visit and clean a grave in Obon season. I go there because I want to pray for my grandfather.
4. When my father sees a dead dog or a cat run over by a car, he says "namuamidabutu" or "nanmaida". He does this because he wants to protect himself from a bad spirit.
5. Once two or three manths, obo-sun comes to my house and pray in front of the butsudan. I don't met him because he comes while I go to school. My grandparents pray with him. My grandmother sometimes makes ohagi on the day he comes.
I didn't know sending ochu-gen and oseibo is related to the Buddhism.
返信削除I don't think it is related to Buddhism, because though my father's families are shinto, but they send ochu-gen and oseibo.
I think it is a Japanese traditional event to show our thankful feelings to others.
>anpanman
返信削除Thank you for your comment!
I don't know if ochugen is related to Buddism, either. Maybe you are right, and it is Japanese custom. But, I think putting them in front of Butudan is related to Buddism.