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花祭り (はなまつり, hanamatsuri) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

花はな祭まつり

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Meanings

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Buddha's birthday festival; Vesak

Celebrated on April 8th in Japan; also known as 灌仏会 (かんぶつえ).

花はな祭まつりは毎まい年とし四し月がつ八よう日かに行おこなわれます。

The Buddha's birthday festival is held on April 8th every year.

子こどもたちが花はな祭まつりで甘あま茶ちゃをかけました。

The children poured sweet tea over the Buddha statue at the flower festival.

Kanji

花flower
祭ritual, offer prayers, celebrate

Related words

灌かん仏ぶつ会え
A more formal Buddhist term for the same event; 花祭り is the common, everyday name.

Built from

花はな+祭まつる

Written forms

花はな祭まつりUsage42%
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana.
花はなまつりUsage51%
Common mixed spelling; the kana まつり softens the form.
花はな祭まつりUsage4%
Abbreviated kanji spelling without okurigana, often seen in signs or formal contexts.
はなまつりUsage4%

Etymology

From 花 (flower) + 祭り (festival), referring to the flower-adorned halls and statues during the celebration of Buddha's birth.