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[[File:Lycoris radiata - Kinchakuda Plateau, Hidaka, Saitama.jpg|thumb|right|In Japan the [[red spider lily]] signals [[shūbun]], the arrival of fall. Many [[Buddhist]]s will use it to celebrate the arrival of fall with a ceremony at the [[Japanese cemeteries and cenotaphs|tomb of one of their ancestors]].]]<br />
{{Nihongo|'''Higan'''|彼岸}} is a [[Buddhist]] holiday exclusively celebrated by Japanese sects for seven days; three days before and after both the [[Spring equinox (Northern Hemisphere)|Spring equinox]] ([[shunbun]]) and [[Autumn equinox (Northern Hemisphere)|Autumnal equinox]] ([[shūbun]]). It is observed by nearly every Buddhist school in Japan. The tradition extends from mild weather that occurs during the time of equinoxes, though the origin of the holiday dates from [[Emperor Shōmu]] in the 8th century.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Middle Way & Higan Service, Nichiren Shu Beikoku Betsuin|url=http://la.nichirenshu.org/teachings/talks/3min/middle_way_higan.htm|access-date=2009-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807155947/http://la.nichirenshu.org/teachings/talks/3min/middle_way_higan.htm|archive-date=7 August 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> People who normally worked in the fields had more leisure time to evaluate their own practices, and to make a renewed effort to follow Buddhism. Today, special services are usually observed in Japanese Buddhist temples, and Japanese temples abroad, based on the particular Buddhist tradition or sect.<br />
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== Origin ==<br />
The etymology of ''Ohigan'' is from "the other shore<ref name="Baroni">{{Cite encyclopedia|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism|date=2002|publisher=Rosen Publishing|location=New York|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=smNM4ElP3XgC&q=higan|page=129|language=en|isbn=9780823922406}}</ref> of the [[Sanzu River]]", which separates this life from the afterlife in [[Japanese Buddhism|Japanese Buddhist tradition]].<br />
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== Ancestral veneration ==<br />
Similar to [[Obon]], Japanese people will often return to their hometowns during the holiday season to pay respects to their ancestors. Ohigan is a public holiday, thus many businesses are closed.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Lycoris radiata|Lycoris radiata (Red spider lily)]] - In Japanese, ''higan-bana'' (higan-flower)<br />
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[[Category:Buddhist holidays]]<br />
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[[Category:September observances]]<br />
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