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My mother's family settled in the city that is now Álvares Machado, in the west of São Paulo. H…

Tatiana Maebuchi • Aug. 10, 2017

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It’s a hackneyed cliché to say “death is part of life,” but like many clic…

Gil Asakawa • June 2, 2016

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An encounter that was infinitely far away

法要とお墓参り

ブラジルの主な日本人家庭では、身内の誰かが亡くなると、先祖代々信仰してきた宗教に応じて葬儀を行う。仏教徒の場合、初七日、四十九日、一回忌、三回忌、七回忌、十三回忌と法事を行う事が普通である。西本願寺…

Hidemitsu Miyamura • Aug. 7, 2013

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ボリビア・サンタクルスの｢慰霊祭｣

南アメリカの地図を開いてみて、ボリビア国が大陸の真ん中に位置することがお分かりいただけるかと思う。南米地図をさらに最北端と最南端を縦線でつなぎ、ボリビア国を通過するように東西の横線を引いて十字架を…

Takashi Aniya • May 1, 2009

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Funerals in the Japanese American community

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ボリビア・サンタクルスの｢慰霊祭｣