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[Carey]

Obon is the big celebration on island, throughout the summer, at the Buddist Temples and missions, This July was the Suisan Co. 100th Anniversary Floating Lantern Ceremony held at Wailoa State Park's large pavilion at dusk with the memorial latern floating into Hilo Bay. In the Philippines, Araw ng mga Patay (Day of the Dead) memorial is celebrated on All Saints Day, and there are some groups on island that do have memorials on Nov. 1 & some also on the 2nd.