{"id":233513,"date":"2016-08-03T06:06:03","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T20:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=233513"},"modified":"2016-08-03T06:06:03","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T20:06:03","slug":"toro-nagashi-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/toro-nagashi-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"T\u014dr\u014d Nagashi Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-233513 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/toro-nagashi-ceremony\/lanterns-pix-1\/'>Lanterns-pix-1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-233514'>\n\t\t\t\tPart of the 300 paper lanterns that were floated by the Japanese Sanpoen group in last Saturday\u2019s ceremony. Called t\u014dr\u014d nagashi, it is based on the Japanese belief that the lanterns will help guide the spirits of the dead to the other world. (Jon Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/toro-nagashi-ceremony\/lanterns-pix-2\/'>Lanterns-pix-2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-233515'>\n\t\t\t\tLiberation Queen Christine Roque, third right, and, from second right, princesses Cornessa Dela Cruz and Sheela Marie K. Saraff join the human chain that passed the lanterns going into the water. (Jon Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/toro-nagashi-ceremony\/lanterns-pix-3\/'>Lanterns-pix-3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-233516'>\n\t\t\t\tSaipan Mayor David M. Apatang, right, lights an incense to honor all of those who died during World War II. (Mackenzie Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/toro-nagashi-ceremony\/lanterns-pix-4\/'>Lanterns-pix-4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-233517'>\n\t\t\t\tSaipan Mayor\u2019s Office safety officer Mac Chargualaf, right, passes the lantern to a young girl. (Jon Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/toro-nagashi-ceremony\/lanterns-pix-5\/'>Lanterns-pix-5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-233518'>\n\t\t\t\tColorful paper lanterns were lined up before being floated to the sea. (Mackenzie Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/toro-nagashi-ceremony\/lanterns-pix-6\/'>Lanterns-pix-6<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-233519'>\n\t\t\t\tStudent members of the Sanpoen group put flowers and pieces of food in the lanterns as an offering. (Mackenzie Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/toro-nagashi-ceremony\/lanterns-pix-7\/'>Lanterns-pix-7<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-233520'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Shinto Buddhist priest recites prayers while the lanterns were passed on. (Mackenzie Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/toro-nagashi-ceremony\/lanterns-pix-8\/'>Lanterns-pix-8<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-233521'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Shinto priest blesses the lantern. (Jon Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/toro-nagashi-ceremony\/lanterns-pix-9\/'>Lanterns-pix-9<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-233522'>\n\t\t\t\tLiberation Day Princess Sheela Marie K. Saraff, right, passes one of the lanterns to Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office staff Joan Aquino. (Jon Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/toro-nagashi-ceremony\/lanterns-pix-10\/'>Lanterns-pix-10<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-233523'>\n\t\t\t\tPrayers were recited before the lanterns were floated to sea. 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