Obon
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Obon
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From Japanese お盆 (おぼん, Obon).
proper noun
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A Japanese festival to honor 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.
Similar: Bon, Bon Festival
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name a Japanese festival
| 한국어 | 오본 Obon |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | お盆 Obon, 盂蘭盆 Urabon, 盂蘭盆會 Urabon'e |
| 中文 | 盂蘭盆 /盂兰盆 Yúlánpén, 盂蘭盆會 /盂兰盆会 Yúlánpénhuì, 日本盆會 /日本盆会 Rìběn pénhuì |
| Русский | Обо́н Obón |
| العربية | بُون būn, بُون bon |
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@misc{obon_2026,
title = {Obon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/obon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
