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| New Year's Day Service | Jan. 1 |
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Ho-on-ko |
Mid-January |
| Shinnenenkai Annual general meeting and New Year's party |
Late January |
| Ne-han-e Nirvana Day, when Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of all Buddhism died at 80 years of age |
Early February |
| Higan-e (Spring Ohigan) Spring devotion day, a Japanese tradition |
Mid-March |
| Memorial Service for All Living Beings Japanese restaurants and food merchants give thanks to the living beings whose lives were given for food purposes. |
Late March |
| Hanamatsuri Celebrates the birth of Siddhartha Gautama (later Shakyamuni Buddha) in Lumbini Garden on April 8) |
Early April |
| Combined service for: Parents Day Hatsumairi Graduates recognition |
Early May |
| Visakha service | Mid-May |
| Gotan-e Celebration of birth, enlightenment and death of Shinran Shonin |
Mid-May |
| National Memorial Day | Late May |
| National Memorial Service At Montrose Cemetery |
Late May |
| Memorial service for pets | Mid-June/Mid-Nov. |
| Sochoki Buddhist Churches of America Bishops Memorial |
Late June |
| Obon Buddhist festival during which memorial services are held for the deceased (see Special events) |
Mid-July |
| Higan-e (Fall Ohigan) Autumn devotion day |
Mid-Sept. |
| Buddhist Churches of America Founding Day |
Early Nov. |
| Eitaikyo Combined Perpetual Memorial |
Mid-Nov. |
| Jyodo-e (Bodhi Day) Day Siddhartha Gautama became enlightened under the Bodhi tree and became Shakyamuni Buddha |
Early Dec. |
| Rev. Gyodo Kono's Memorial Service Rev. Kono was the founding minister of Midwest Buddhist Temple |
Mid-Dec. |
| New Year's Eve Service | Dec. 31 |