I got send off by a ghost with a cucumber- a sentence I thought I would never hear in my l...

"Reverse Obon Festival"
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i actually didn't get that part. what's a obon festival?

Traditional annual festival to honor your ancestors, originally july 13-16
(I'd suggest to ask aunt google, since there's lots and lots of information out there which I can't confirm ^^)