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Originally Posted by risingstar3110
Well there are lots of bonfire during the festival to start with, 五山送り火 for example...
It could be the case of "hey, don't you think 'Buddhism Festival for honoring the dead' too mouthful, how about just call it Bon + O, since there are lots of bonfire anyway"
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1. Bonfires are 焚き火, takibi. Long way from being connected to bonfire.
2. 盆 is pronounced bon in Japanese, bun in Korean, pen in Mandarian, and pun in Cantonese.
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Originally Posted by risingstar3110
I know lots of country, include Japan calls it cha through
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That comes from the reading of the character for tea, 茶.