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"Toro Nagashi" is a Buddhist ceremony that usually held during summer period. "Toro" means lantern, whilst "Nagashi" means to stream.

A paper lantern that lit by a candle inside and streamed down a river. Usually a message is written on the outside of the paper lantern. The purpose of this event is to send off ancestor's spirits.