Giant bonfire lights up Kyoto mountain

KYOTO, Japan - A giant bonfire in the shape of the Chinese character ''dai'' (great) lights up a mountain in Kyoto on Aug. 16. The Daimonji Okuribi event is held each Aug. 16 to bid farewell to the souls of ancestors at the end of the Bon festival.

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