Woodblock print of Daimonji celebrations. Image thanks - https://ja.ukiyo-e.org/

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   On August 16th the spirits of the dead, having arrived in the city on the 7th for a brief holiday in our world, return to the Netherworld for another year.

   Kyōto says goodbye in spectacular fashion, lighting great bonfires to guide the dead home.

   The 5 'Gozan-no-Okuribi':
   🔥Daimonji (大 = 'Great' from 8pm)
   🔥Myo-Ho (妙法 = 'Wondrous Dharma' from 8:10)
   🔥Funagata (舟形 = the shape of a boat, from 8:15)
   🔥Hidari Daimonji (大 = 'Great' from 8:15)
   🔥Toriigata (鳥居形 = the shape of a shrine gate, from 8:20).