盂う蘭ら盆ぼん

noun

Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns

A Buddhist ceremony held around July 15th (or August 15th in some regions) to honor ancestral spirits. Often referred to as お盆 (obon) in modern Japanese.

• 盂う蘭ら盆ぼんには先せん祖ぞの霊れいを供く養ようする。

  During the Bon festival, we hold memorial services for our ancestors' spirits.

• 盂う蘭ら盆ぼんの時じ期きには多おおくの人ひとが帰き省せいする。

  Many people return to their hometowns during the Bon festival period.