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秋 AKI AUTUMN
In Autumn, the biggest event is the ceremony for the souls of the ancestors, O-Bon.
Here are first many kigo related to this event.
| .. .. .. .. .. Bon Festival (o-bon) お盆 ....................................... Included in this file are : Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead, Ancestor's Festival ..... Urabon, Ura-Bon 盂蘭盆, urabon-e 盂蘭盆会 ..... Bonrei 盆礼 Bon Lantern, bon choochin 盆提灯 Bon Lanterns and other lanterns ..... Bon Dooroo 盆燈籠 Bon Dance, bon odori 盆踊り Awaodori Dance Tower for the Bon Dance, bon yagura 盆櫓 welcoming fire at the gates, mukaebi 迎え火 Festival for the souls, tama matsuri 魂祭 sending off fire, okuribi 送り火 sending off the souls, tama okuri 霊送り shelf for Bon offerings, bondana 盆棚 shelf for the souls, shooryoodana 精霊棚 shelf for the ancestors, sensodana 先祖棚 empty shelf, karadana 空棚 sutras on the shelf, tanagyoo 棚経 first bon, hatsubon初盆, shinbon新盆 ..... for a person who died the year before preparations for o-bon, bonjitaku 盆仕度 ..... Bon yooi 盆用意 before o-bon, bon mae 盆前 holidays during o-bon, bon yasumi 盆休み after o-bon, bon sugi 盆過ぎ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Light offerings afloat (tooroo nagashi) 燈篭流し ....................................... Included in this file are: Daimonji 大文字、大文字焼 Great Seeing-Off Fire in Kyoto Hyaku Hattai 百八燈 108 bonfires Kadobi 門火/Mukaebi 迎火 Fire at the Entrance to Welcome the Souls Mantoo-E 万燈会 Ten Thousand Lanterns Ceremony Okuribi 送火 Fire for Seeing Off Sentoo Kuyoo 千燈供養 Thousand Lanterns Offerings Tooroo Nagashi 燈籠流 Light offerings afloat :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Other customs and ceremonies at O-Bon Bon no Tera 盆の寺 Temple during O-Bon Hakamairi 墓参 Visiting the Graves of Ancestors Autumn Equinox Nasu no Uma 茄子の馬 Horses of Eggplants ..... Bon Offerings Bonbana 盆花 Flowers for O-Bon Bongama 盆竈 Bon Stove for girl's cooking Shooryoobune 精霊船 Bon Boats for the Souls, Ships for Souls Rokudoo Mairi 六道参 Welcoming the souls at the six crossroads, Bon Ceremony Iki Mitama 生身魂 Bon Ceremony of entertaining the elders which are still living Kusa no ichi 草の市 Market for O-Bon Ogara 苧穀 burned for okuribi ceremonies Soodai 掃苔 Bon, Cleaning the moss from the graves Sashi Saba 刺鯖 Giving Makarels to the family, night before o-Bon Tana Gyoosoo 棚経僧 Priests reading sutras in front of the Bon Shelf Bon Gochi 盆東風 East Wind during O-Bon > WIND in various kigo Bon Nami 盆波 Waves during O-Bon Bon no Tsuki 盆の月 Moon during O-Bon > ..... MOON and its LINKS Bon Shibai 盆芝居 Theater Performance at O-Bon Bonmichi 盆路 Road for O-Bon Hooka ほうか Bon Dance in the Mikawa Area Kiraigoo 鬼来迎 Welcoming of the Demons Segaki 施餓鬼 Offering food and drink to the hungry ghosts also Hungry Ghosts, gaki 餓鬼 ..... Japanese Ghosts and Demons by Gabi Greve Jizoo Bon 地蔵盆 Ceremonies for Jizoo Bosatsu, August 18 - 24 Hassaku Bon 八朔盆 Ceremonies on the first of August (hassaku) Hoojoo-E 放生会 Setting free of animals (Nara) Kaze no Bon 風の盆 ..... Bon of the Wind ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Aki Higan 秋彼岸 . Autumn Equinox Aki Henro 秋遍路 Pilgrims in Autumn Pilgrimage (henro) Shikoku Henro ..... Settai 摂待 Giving Alms Aki Matsuri 秋祭り Autumn Festival and many related kigo Chooyoo 重陽 Chrysanthemum Festival Daikaku-Ji Dainichi-E 大覚寺大日会 Ceremony for Dainichi at Temple Daikaku-Ji Gege 解夏 End of the summer ascetics for priests Gejo-E 解除会 Ceremony to drive away the evil, Toodai-Ji Nara Fudangyoo 不断経 Ceremony of reading sutras day and night, Koya san Juzudama 数珠玉 Beads of the Rosary Kangetsu Sanbutsu-E 観月讃仏会 Moon Viewing Ceremony, Nara Kishibojin Matsuri 鬼子母神祭 Festival for the female deity Kishiboshin Koomyoo Shingon-E 光明真言会 Ceremony of Koomyoo Mushi Okuri 虫送 Driving away the bad insects Nijuroku Yamachi 二十六夜待 Waiting for the Moon on the night of the 16th Ningyoo Kuyoo 人形供養 Memorial Ceremony for used dolls Rokusai Nenbutsu 六斎念仏 Ceremony of praying to Amida Sennichi Mairi 千日参 Thousand Days of a Temple Visit Shaka Nenbutsu-E 釈迦念仏会 Memorial Ceremony for Shakyamuni Buddha Shoosoo-In (Shoso-In) Bokuryoo 正倉院曝涼: Airing of the treasures (hoomotsu kaze-ire) Susuki Nenbutsu-E 薄念仏会 Ceremony in memory of Ippen Shoonin Tanabata 七夕 Star Festival and many related kigo Tozu Seppoo 戸津説法 Explaining the Buddhist Law at Tozu (Lake Biwa, Toonan-Temple) Tsuto iri 衝突入 Visiting a home to see it all / Ise area Uzumasa no Ushi Matsuri 太秦の牛祭 Ox Festival at Uzumasa Yuurei Matsuri 幽霊祭 Festival of the Ghosts Yonenbutsu 夜念仏 Nenbutsu-Prayers at Night ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .. .. .. Memorial Days Doogen-Ki 道元忌 Memorial Day for Doogen (Dogen Zenji) ..... Eihei-Ji Temple and Dogen 永平寺 Musoo-Ki 夢窓忌 Musoo Memorial Day (Muso) Nichiren Omeikoo 御命講 Memorial Ceremony for Nichiren ..... Daimoku Tate 題目立 Picture Yugyoo-Ki 遊行忌 Memorial Day for Yugyoo ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .. .. .. Plants Bodaishi 菩提子 Fruit of the Linden tree Kannonsoo 観音草 Kannon-Plant Kiku Kuyoo 菊供養 Chrysanthemum Festival Kiku no Sekku 菊の節句 Chrysanthemum Festival Shakunage 曼珠沙華 Spider Lilies (manjushage, O-Higanbana 彼岸花) ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .. .. .. Animals Hooshizemi 法師蝉 Hooshi Cicada, tsukutsukubooshi Tanuki Kuyoo 狸供養: 狸塚の狸を供養する。証誠寺（千葉県木更津市）August 13 at the Temple Shoojoo-Ji (Shojo-Ji) in Chiba Prefecture : Tanuki - Badger Kane Tataki 鉦叩 Prayer Gong Cricket, Fruit Cricket (kanetataki) > ..... Kuya Shonin |
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