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ぼん 【盆 】【器 】a tray .

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ぼん 【盆 】【「盂蘭 （うら ）盆 」の略 】the Bon Festival, the Obon holiday ; 【説明的に 】a Buddhist festival for honoring the spirits of ancestors, which are supposed to be visiting with the living on August 15 ｟July 15 by the lunar calendar ｠. It is held from August [July ] 13 to 16 .盆と正月が一度に来たよう It's like the Bon Festival and the New Year all rolled into one . (!米英では It's like Christmas and Easter all rolled into one. という ．また単に It's like Christmas and Easter. ということも多い ) 盆踊り the Bon Festival dance .