| New Year's Day Service |
Jan. 1 |
|
Ho-on-ko
Anniversary of the death of Shinran Shonin
|
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.
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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 |
