縁えん日にち

noun

temple festival; fair; fete day

A day of special connection to a particular deity, often marked by a festive fair with stalls on temple or shrine grounds. The explanatory gloss captures the religious origin, but in modern usage it commonly refers to the festive event itself.

• 今日きょうは近きん所じょの神じん社じゃの縁えん日にちで、たくさんの屋や台たいが出でている。

  Today is the festival day at the local shrine, and many stalls are set up.

• 子こ供どもの頃ころ、縁えん日にちで金きん魚ぎょすくいをするのが楽たのしみだった。

  When I was a child, I looked forward to scooping goldfish at the temple fair.