草くさ市いち

noun

Obon flower market; plant fair for offerings

A seasonal market held around the Obon festival, selling flowers and plants used as offerings for ancestors.

• お盆ぼんの前まえに草くさ市いちで花はなを買かった。

  I bought flowers at the Obon flower market before the festival.

• 草くさ市いちは毎まい年とし七しち月がつに開ひらかれる。

  The plant fair is held every year in July.