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A snowstorm brought blowing snow to parts of Alberta on Thursday, January 16, creating hazardous road conditions throughout the province.

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A snowstorm brought blowing snow to parts of Alberta on Thursday, January 16, creating hazardous road conditions throughout the province.

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A snowstorm brought blowing snow to parts of Alberta on Thursday, January 16, creating hazardous road conditions throughout the province.

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[Breaking News]Bon Odori dance in Akita Pref.

UGO, Japan, Aug. 16 Kyodo - Dancers covering their faces with straw hats and black cloth masks perform during the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage listed Nishimonai Bon Odori in Ugo, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 16, 2023. (Kyodo)

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Folk dance festival in Gifu

Bon Odori folk dance festival begins in Gujo, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on July 13, 2024. The summer tradition, listed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, will run through Sept. 7, including four days of all-night street dancing from Aug. 13.

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Folk dance festival in Gifu

Bon Odori folk dance festival begins in Gujo, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on July 13, 2024. The summer tradition, listed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, will run through Sept. 7, including four days of all-night street dancing from Aug. 13.

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'Bon' festival dance held in Bangkok for 1st time in 5 years

BANGKOK, Thailand - A gala "Bon" festival dance, hosted by the Japanese Association in Thailand, is held in Bangkok on Dec. 20, 2014, for the first time in five years with over 2,000 Japanese and Thais participating.

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'Fox dance' fiesta held in northwestern Japan

OITA, Japan - Children disguising themselves as foxes perform a frolicsome fox dance by holding lantern-lit umbrellas during a "bon" midsummer Buddhist festival in Himeshima, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 14, 2014. The fox dance originates from a Buddhist incantation dance in the Kamakura era (1192-1333).

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Bon Odori at Abeno Harukasu

OSAKA, Japan - Bon Odori, a traditional summer folk dance festival in Japan, is held at the observatory on the 58th floor of Japan's tallest building Abeno Harukas in Osaka, western Japan, on July 17, 2014.

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Bon Odori at Abeno Harukasu

OSAKA, Japan - Bon Odori, a traditional summer folk dance festival in Japan, is held at the observatory on the 58th floor of Japan's tallest building Abeno Harukas in Osaka, western Japan, on July 17, 2014.

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'Dance of the Wind' Bon festival

TOYAMA, Japan - Dancers in traditional Japanese attire perform the Dance of the Wind at the Bon festival of Owara in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture on Sept. 1 to pray for mild weather during the autumn harvest season. City officials expect a turnout of 200,000 visitors during the three-day festival.

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''Keze-no-Bon'' dance festival begins in Toyama

TOYAMA, Japan - Locals enjoy dancing in the city of Yao as ''Owara Kaze-no-Bon'' dance festival, one of traditional attractions in Toyama Prefecture, gets under way on Sept. 1.

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'Marunouchi ondo' revived for 1st time in 71 years

TOKYO, Japan - Locals, taking part in a bon dance festival at Hibiya Park in central Tokyo on Aug. 14 in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the park's opening, dance to ''Marunouchi Ondo'' (dance song), which was revived for the first time in 71 years.

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Scantily dressed samba dancers dancing in Kobe Festival

KOBE, Japan - A team of scantily dressed samba dancers are performing Awa Odori, a variation of Buddhist bon dance, known as ''Fool's Dance,'' in the western Japan city of Kobe, on July 20, during the annual Kobe Festival. The summer festival reaches a peak as the samba dancers are dancing along the main street.

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Awa-Odori summer festival begins

Traditional Awa-Odori summer festival begins in Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 12. During the 4-day festival, groups of men and women perform a variation of the traditional Bon dance throughout the streets in the city of Tokushima, encouraging onlookers and tourists to join.

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Bon dance festival in northeastern Japan

Dancers perform during Nishimonai Bon Odori dance festival in Ugo in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 18, 2022.

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Bon dance festival in northeastern Japan

A dancer performs during Nishimonai Bon Odori dance festival in Ugo in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 18, 2022.

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Bon dance festival in northeastern Japan

Dancers perform during Nishimonai Bon Odori dance festival in Ugo in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 18, 2022.

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2,000 people perform Bon dance in Osaka, breaking Guinness record

About 2,000 people in colorful "yukata" casual kimono join a "Bon" midsummer festival dance in the Dotonbori district of Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 16, 2015, setting a Guinness record for the number of people performing the traditional Japanese Buddhist festival dance at the same time. The previous record of 1,932 dancers was marked in Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, in August 2001. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2,000 perform Bon dance in Osaka, breaking Guinness record

About 2,000 people in colorful "yukata" casual kimono join a "Bon" midsummer festival dance in the Dotonbori district of Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 16, 2015, setting a Guinness record for the number of people performing the traditional Japanese Buddhist summer festival dance at the same time. The previous record of 1,932 dancers was marked in Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, in August 2001. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fox dance performed in Himeshima festival in Oita Pref.

The traditional fox dance is performed by children on Himeshima, an island off Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, during the "Himeshima Bon Dance" festival on Aug. 14, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional Toyama dance performed at Expo Milano

Toyama Prefecture's time-honored "Owara-Kaze-no-bon" festival dance is performed at an event square in the Expo Milano's Japan Pavilion on Aug. 1, 2015, in Italy. It was part of an event to show Toyama Prefecture's specialty products and introduce traditional culture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bon festival dance at Shanghai Yukata Festa

People in Japanese summer kimono take part in the Bon festival dance event at Takashimaya department store's Shanghai branch in China on July 18, 2015, during the opening ceremony of the Shanghai Yukata Festa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(CORRECTED) 'Dance of the Wind' Bon festival

TOYAMA, Japan - Dancers in traditional Japanese attire perform the Dance of the Wind at the Bon festival of Owara in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture on Sept. 1 to pray for mild weather during the autumn harvest season. City officials expect a turnout of 200,000 visitors during the three-day festival. (Kyodo)

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'Dance of the Wind' Bon festival

TOYAMA, Japan - Dancers in traditional Japanese attire perform the Dance of the Wind at the Bon festival of Owara in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture on Sept. 1 to pray for wild weather during the autumn harvest season. City officials expect a turnout of 200,000 visitors during the three-day festival. (Kyodo)

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'Bon' festival dance held in Bangkok for 1st time in 5 years

BANGKOK, Thailand - A gala "Bon" festival dance, hosted by the Japanese Association in Thailand, is held in Bangkok on Dec. 20, 2014, for the first time in five years with over 2,000 Japanese and Thais participating. (Kyodo)

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'Fox dance' fiesta held in northwestern Japan

OITA, Japan - Children disguising themselves as foxes perform a frolicsome fox dance by holding lantern-lit umbrellas during a "bon" midsummer Buddhist festival in Himeshima, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 14, 2014. The fox dance originates from a Buddhist incantation dance in the Kamakura era (1192-1333). (Kyodo)

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"Bon" dance festival near Statue of Liberty

People perform Awa Odori, a Japanese Buddhist custom "Bon" midsummer dance in Japan's Tokushima Prefecture, during a two-day festival on Governors Island in New York near the Statue of Liberty on Aug. 30, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Bon" dance festival near Statue of Liberty

People perform Nishimonai Bon Odori, a Japanese Buddhist custom "Bon" midsummer dance in Japan's Akita Prefecture, during a two-day festival on Governors Island in New York near the Statue of Liberty on Aug. 30, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Bon" dance festival near Statue of Liberty

People perform Nishimonai Bon Odori, a Japanese Buddhist custom "Bon" midsummer dance in Japan's Akita Prefecture, during a two-day festival on Governors Island in New York near the Statue of Liberty on Aug. 30, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Bon" dance festival near Statue of Liberty

People perform Gujo Odori, a Japanese Buddhist custom "Bon" midsummer dance in Japan's Gifu Prefecture, during a two-day festival on Governors Island in New York near the Statue of Liberty on Aug. 30, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Disco Bon dance at Tokyo shrine

Women across generations and nationalities dance to disco music and Japanese anime songs during a "Bon" midsummer dance festival at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo on July 20, 2019. The event, called BON DISCO, combines Japan's traditional Bon Odori dance, performed as a Japanese Buddhist custom during the Bon holiday season, with western-born disco. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Disco Bon dance at Tokyo shrine

People across generations and nationalities dance to disco music and Japanese anime songs during a "Bon" midsummer dance festival at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo on July 20, 2019. The event, called BON DISCO, combines Japan's traditional Bon Odori dance, performed as a Japanese Buddhist custom during the Bon holiday season, with western-born disco. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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