Mitama Gotou

Mitama Gotou (御魂御灯 Mitama Gotō) is a ritual performed in remembrance of the departed. Mitama translates to “spirit of a deceased person” and Gotou are “lighted lamps provided as offerings".
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For a duration of five days, lanterns are hung from the front of people’s houses. It is said that on the night of the new moon, it becomes possible for people, in their dreams, to meet with a person that has passed on or with a person they wish to see but are not able to.
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