midsummer feast; summer solstice celebration; St John's day
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
festival; feast; carnival
first ceremonial offering of rice by newly-enthroned Emperor
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15); Aoi Matsuri
main festival; main day of a festival
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
Festival of the Ages (held at Heian Jingu Shrine in Kyoto on October 22); Jidai Festival
festival; feast; carnival
fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
autumn festival; fall festival
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
traditional festival on Iriomote Island (southern Okinawa)
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
small festival held the night before the main festival; eve of a festival
(rocky) seashore party; seashore festival; celebration in honor of the dragon god by fishermen after a good haul
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
semi-naked festival; festival in which the participants go naked apart from loin-cloths
Nebuta Festival (in Aomori, August 2-7)
Bellows Festival; festival for blacksmiths and foundries on the eighth day of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, on which they would clean their bellows and pray
Bellows Festival; festival for blacksmiths and foundries on the eighth day of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, on which they would clean their bellows and pray
Ainu bear-sacrifice festival; Iomante
Sukkot; Succot; Feast of Tabernacles
festival in honor of Daikokuten
shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest; seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine
ceremony held to pray for good weather (during long periods of rain)
day-after festival; night-after festival; (smaller) festival held the day (or night) after the main festival
Monte-Carlo Television Festival
minor festival (held in place of a larger festival that is not recurring every year)
traditional festival in Kiryū City, Saitama