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Animal Crossing: New Horizons offers the ultimate experience of a social simulation game. The game always provides additional content to improve the gameplay. Now they will offer an environment of festivity to celebrate a famous Japanese holiday.

It’s been two years since the addition of New Horizons to the Animal Crossing series. The Japanese video game company, Nintendo, developed this game for their latest console Nintendo Switch. Further, this game offers both single-player and multiplayer to enjoy with others.

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The game leaves the players on a deserted island. Later, the players must upgrade the island to invite new villagers to live there. The other reason for New Horizons’ popularity is that it allows the players to explore their creativity and create unique islands.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons offers Cucumber Horse and Eggplant Cow

Players can explore their creativity and decorate the island to their liking using the various items available in the game. Further, the game sometimes offers special items to the players as it would soon offer some Japanese festive decorations.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons will celebrate the famous Japanese holiday, Obon Festival. This is a festival celebrated in the “Land of the Rising Sun,” where they believe the spirits of their ancestors visit their families. Further, the festival is also known as the Bon festival.

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The Japanese people make horses and cows out of vegetables like cucumber and eggplant to decorate their houses during the holiday. Now Animal Crossing: New Horizon players across the world can celebrate the Obon festival.

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Players can visit Nook Shopping to get their hands on the Cucumber Horses and Eggplant Cows to celebrate the holiday on their island. Further, these items would be available at the stores from August 10 to August 16. However, the Japanese celebrate this holiday from August 13 to August 16.

Nintendo is a Japanese multinational company, so it’s nice to see them adding the flavors of their culture into the games. It would be fascinating to see more such items. Further, they can also add items in the future to celebrate favorite holidays from different corners of the world.

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Are you excited about decorating your island to celebrate this famous Japanese island? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.