Many obon festivals in Southern California have bake sales, where they sell homemade cookies, brownies, cakes and other sweets. I love baked goods, so I bought a brownie and cookies at the Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple obon. They both satisfied my sweet tooth. :)

The 2007 Higashi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple Obon was held on Saturday, July 28 and Sunday, July 29. For more information on the temple, please visit The Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple website.