旧きゅう盆ぼん

noun

Bon Festival of the lunar calendar

Refers to the Obon festival observed according to the lunar calendar, typically in August in many regions, as opposed to the solar-calendar Obon in July.

• 沖おき縄なわでは旧きゅう盆ぼんに先せん祖ぞの霊れいを迎むかえる行ぎょう事じが行おこなわれます。

  In Okinawa, ceremonies to welcome ancestral spirits are held during the lunar Bon Festival.

• 旧きゅう盆ぼんの時じ期きは地ち域いきによって異ことなります。

  The timing of the lunar Bon Festival varies by region.