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A4 Noun

(ぼん)O-Bon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead, tray

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      Obon, Bon Festival, Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July

    2. Noun

      2.

      tray

      Polite (teineigo) language,

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    All Forms

    お盆 【おぼん】

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      (ぼん)祖先(そせん)冥福(めいふく)(いの)仏事(ぶつじ)です。

      Obon is a Buddhist event to pray for the repose of ancestors.

      (ぼん)(むか)()()いて死者(ししゃ)(れい)(むか)えました。

      During Obon, we lit welcoming fires to invite the spirits of the deceased.

      七月(しちがつ)(じゅう)()(にち)中心(ちゅうしん)に、その周辺(しゅうへん)がお(ぼん)時期(じき)とされている。

      Centered on July 15th, the days around then are considered the period for Obon.

      (ぼん)のために精霊棚(しょうりょうだな)(つく)って供物(くもつ)をそなえ、(たな)(ぎょう)をあげてもらった。

      For Obon, we set up a spirit altar to offer food and had sutras chanted.

      江戸(えど)時代(じだい)からは、お(ぼん)はふつう7月(つき)13日(にち)から16日(にち)にかけて()われたそうだ。

      Since the Edo period, Obon has usually been held from July 13th to 16th.

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