Traders said the dollar remains vulnerable to potential weakness in U . S . stock and bond markets, but many institutional investors in Japan are away this week for the weeklong Bon holiday, the Buddhist festival of the dead.
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Christian Day, a practicing witch and host of Salem's Halloween-time " Festival of the Dead, " said de-emphasizing Salem's spooky side is as good as trying to kill it.
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They stop at the shrine at Terayama, at the time of the Festival of the Dead, to visit Shigeru's brother's, Takeshi's grave, and for Shigeru to discuss war plans with the Abbott.
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Buddhist priests often use small drums to pound out a beat as they chant prayers, and drums are an important accompaniment at summer festivals to mark the Buddhist Festival of the Dead, when families welcome back the spirits of their dead relatives.
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This year, there are seven haunted houses, four " scare areas " where you never know what's going to happen, a Festival of the Dead parade, and " Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure, " a live stage show.
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Not only does Halloween seem to undermine the solemnity of Sunday's Festival of the Dead, when some 9 million French people will visit relatives'graves, it has also " failed to create any of its own traditions, " said CREDOC director Robert Rochefort.
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Koizumi last paid respects at Yasukuni on Aug . 13, two days before the anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II . The anniversary, around the time of Japan's Festival of the Dead, is traditionally used to honor the nation's war dead.
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Others, like Day, do not . " I see it as a way of life, " said Day, a founder of the Festival of the Dead, a host of events celebrating the supernatural, from the $ 175-a-ticket Official Salem Witches Halloween Ball to the Annual Psychic Fair and Witchcraft Expo.
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In many cultures a single event, " Festival of the Dead ", lasting up to 3 days, was held at the end of October and beginning of November; examples include the Peruvians, the Pacific Islanders, the people of the Tonga Islands, the ancient Persians, ancient Romans, and the northern nations of Europe.
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These categories are namely gawai bumai ( farming festivals ), gawai amat / asal ( real / original festival ) or gawai burong ( bird festival ), gawai tuah ( fortune festival ), gawai lelabi ( River turtle / marriage festival ), gawai sakit ( Healing festival ), gawai antu ( festival of the dead ) and gawai ngar ( dyeing / weaving festival ).
