元げん夕せき

noun

night of the 15th day of the first lunar month

Refers to the night of the Lantern Festival (元宵節) in the lunar calendar. A literary or classical term; in modern contexts, 元宵 or 元宵節 is more common.

See also: 元宵

• 元げん夕せきには、提灯ちょうちんを飾かざって祝いわう風ふう習しゅうがある。

  On the night of the 15th day of the first lunar month, there is a custom of decorating with lanterns and celebrating.