Taking a break from dancing, Kiku Hirota and Los Altos Hills/Los Altos residents, Mitsue Fukuda and Shizue Hiroshige, showcase traditional yukata summer kimono.

To celebratw the midsummer Buddhist holiday, the annual Obon Festival and Bazaar is scheduled July 16 and 17, at the Mountain View Buddhist Temple, 575 North Shoreline Blvd.

The event, featuring both traditional ceremonies and family entertainment, is scheduled 4-10 p.m. July 16, and noon to 9 p.m., July 17. A performance of the Bon Odori dancers is scheduled 7 p.m., July 17.

The festival will feature game booths, Japanese and Western foods, cultural exhibits, a flower shop and books for sale.

Entertainment will include taiko, koto, Okinawan Bon Odori and on Sunday, the children’s hands-on cultural activities.

“The Bon Odori dance is dedicated to our ancestors, family, relatives and friends who have influenced our lives by expressing our gratitude, respect and joy and all the things we have taken for granted or forgotten,” said festival organizer Margaret Abe. “Importantly, it is the remembrance of loved ones who have passed on before us, as well as, remembering the living.”

For more information, call 964-9426.