noun
ceremonial bonfire for sending off spirits during Obon
A fire lit on the final evening of Obon to guide the spirits of the ancestors back to the other world. Part of Japanese Buddhist tradition.
お盆の最終日には、送り火を焚いて先祖の霊を見送ります。
On the last day of Obon, we light a send-off fire to see off the spirits of our ancestors.