Japanese lantern plant
This is described as a ceremonial bonfire.
Our office will be closed from tomorrow for O-bon holidays.
In Japan, we have holidays for "Bon festival".
It can be roughly translated s "the festival of the dead".
Japanese people believe that the dead family members return
from the beyond during the Bon period,
and most people take their days off to go back to their hometown
to welcome the returning ancestors.
For the Japanese, the holiday this year is special.
明日から夏期休業をいただきます。
お盆は、亡くなられた方々に思いを馳せる時です。
日本では、この時期、先祖の霊が家に帰ってくると信じられています。
私達日本人にとって、今年のお盆は、特別なものになるでしょう。
