門かど火び

noun

gate fire; ceremonial fire at a gate

A fire lit at a gate for traditional occasions such as funerals, weddings, and Obon. Not an everyday word; mainly encountered in cultural or historical contexts.

• お盆ぼんの時じ期きには、家いえの門もんの前まえで門かど火びをたく風ふう習しゅうが残のこっている地ち域いきがある。