noun

• A Japanese Buddhist festival held annually in August to honor the dead.

  Also called Festival of the Dead and Lantern Festival

  ‘I think that O-Bon - the ‘Festival of the Dead,’ upcoming in August - can be special this year.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Bear in mind that this activity came during the summer season, and was maintained in August, normally a time of low energy, with the O-Bon holiday.’