彼ひ岸がんの入いり

noun

first day of the equinoctial week

Refers to the first day of the Buddhist equinoctial period (higan), a time for visiting graves and honoring ancestors. The spring equinox week starts around March 17-18, and the autumn equinox week starts around September 20-21.

• 今年ことしの春はるの彼ひ岸がんの入いりは三さん月がつ十じゅう七しち日にちです。

  This year, the first day of the spring equinoctial week is March 17th.

• 彼ひ岸がんの入いりにはお墓はか参まいりに行いく人ひとが多おおい。

  Many people visit graves on the first day of the equinoctial week.