‘ Bon Festival’ is starting today. Every household welcomes back its
ancestors' departed souls to this world. Ancestors hurry to home following a
small fire (Mukaebi) lit at the gate of a house to welcome back riding horse
made by cucumber. They will return to their world slowly by cow made by
eggplant, while we send-off by small fire (Okuribi) day after tomorrow. I asked
my ancestors happiness and health of family, friends and students. Also asked
not to take my mother with them!!

お盆初日。ご先祖様たちが迎え火を頼りにきゅうりで作った馬に乗って急いでこの世の我が家に戻ってきてくれる。３日後には、送り火に送られ茄子で作った牛に乗り、あの世にのんびりと戻られる。ご先祖様に日頃の感謝と、家族、友達、生徒たちの健康と幸せをお願いした。くれぐれも母を一緒に連れて行かないように頼んでおいた。