Obon
name
name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A Japanese festival to honour the spirits of one's ancestors.
"It was coming up to Obon, and spirits were cruising about like travelers arriving at the airport with their suitcases, looking for a place to check in. Obon was their summer vacation, too, when they could come back from the land of the dead to visit us here, in the land of the so-called living."
Example
More examples"During Obon there is much confusion at train stations."
Etymology
From Japanese お盆 (おぼん, Obon).
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