Usually means: Japanese festival honoring ancestral spirits.
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▸ noun:  (Buddhism) A Japanese festival to honour the spirits of one's ancestors.

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ancestor worship, obake, Ghost Festival, Ancestors' Day, ofrenda, Ancestor Night, Buddha Day, nianfo, bokonon, ancestral shrine, more...

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ancestor worship, obake, Ghost Festival, Ancestors' Day, ofrenda, Ancestor Night, Buddha Day, nianfo, bokonon, ancestral shrine, more...



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