Fires lit in shape of ''Dai'' (large) in Kyoto

Fires lit in shape of ''Dai'' (large) in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Bonfires spelling out the Chinese character ''Dai'' (large) were lit on a hillside in Kyoto on Aug. 16 in the annual Daimonji Okuribi event symbolizing the return of the souls of the dead to heaven.

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