お盆

Obon festival

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noun Rare #25,932
Obon festival A Japanese Buddhist festival in summer honoring deceased ancestors; often associated with family reunions and visiting graves.
JA: お盆には家族みんなで田舎に帰ります。
EN: During the Obon festival, the whole family returns to our hometown.

冨美お盆死んだ人が空から帰ってくるなんだよ

(Fumi) Obon is the time when the spirits of the dead come back from the sky.

— 天気の子 (2019)

お盆近づいてきた

Obon is just around the corner.

お盆期間はとても混雑する

Stations get very crowded during the Obon holiday period.

日本人はお盆の間先祖自分達のところにやってきていると信じている

Japanese people believe that their ancestors visit them during Obon.

日本お盆メキシコ死者の日に似ています

Japan’s Obon is similar to Mexico’s Day of the Dead.

お盆でもいいわ

Oh, Obon works for me too.

— 東京物語 (1953)

お盆が落ちただけよ

It was just a tray that fell.

— 暗殺の森 (1971)

お盆を落とした

I dropped the tray.

— 教皇選挙 (2024)