Ohitaki festival; Kyoto bonfire festival
A traditional Kyoto-area festival held in the 11th lunar month, featuring bonfires at shrines. The reading おほたき is a historical variant.
In Kyoto, many shrines hold the Ohitaki festival in November.
On the night of Ohitaki, the fires lit along the approach to the shrine are beautiful.
Standard kanji spelling for this festival name.
Variant using the honorific prefix 御.
Rare variant with 焼 instead of 焚.
From お (honorific prefix) + 火焚き (fire-lighting, bonfire). The festival name refers to the bonfires burned at shrines.