‘HIGAN , AUTUMNAL EQUINOX DAY’
Autumnal equinox day is 19-25th September. The middle day is the national holiday in Japan.
![Autumnal equinox day](https://i0.wp.com/nobu-tokyo.com/wp-content/themes/the-thor/img/dummy.gif?w=1140&ssl=1)
It is the day the length of daytime and nighttime is the same. In Buddhism we call it HIGAN, the day this world and other world get closer , so we visit ancestors graveyard and cleans it , offer new flowers and pray to our loved ones.
![Cleans the graveyard](https://i0.wp.com/nobu-tokyo.com/wp-content/themes/the-thor/img/dummy.gif?w=1140&ssl=1)
![Offer prayers for our ancestors](https://i0.wp.com/nobu-tokyo.com/wp-content/themes/the-thor/img/dummy.gif?w=1140&ssl=1)
HIGAN literally means ‘ to reach the enlightenment’ in old Indian Sanskrit.
![Buddha enlightenment](https://i0.wp.com/nobu-tokyo.com/wp-content/themes/the-thor/img/dummy.gif?w=1140&ssl=1)
It is the day we remember all the favors from our ancestors and pray gratitude for them. Can we reflect ourselves and improve more ?
![Seasons of the earth](https://i0.wp.com/nobu-tokyo.com/wp-content/themes/the-thor/img/dummy.gif?w=1140&ssl=1)
I’m Nobu , one heart enjoy together!!!