1) Annual 'Japanese Festivals' are held the same time each year and celebrate a seasonal
or historical Japanese events.
2) 'Obon Festivals' happen during summer over several months and honor those who have
passed away. (June - August)
An important element of Japanese festivals are community involvement and
fundraising opportunity for the organizations . Show your support by attending.
Japanese Summer Obon Festivals occur between June to August.
Obon or just Bon is the most important religious holiday in Japan.
A Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors
and returning to one's family roots.
// Helper function to check if an event has already passed based on DateRaw
define('USE_EVENT_PASS_CHECK', true);
function has_event_passed($eventID) {
if (!function_exists('event_fetch_by_id')) return false; // safety net
$event = event_fetch_by_id($eventID);
if (!$event || empty($event['DateRaw'])) return true;
return strtotime($event['DateRaw']) < time();
}
