Since this is believed to be when the spirits of ancestors return to this world, people visit their family graves, clean them, offer flowers and burn incense."A0000256", "2448358"
Higan (two periods of seven days with the middle day falling on the spring or autumn equinox): the word "higan" meaning "the other shore," or, in Buddhism, nirvana."NIPO-312", "2319953"
Higan (two periods of seven days with the middle day falling on the spring or autumn equinox); the word higan meaning "the other shore," or, in Buddhism, nirvana."NIPO-251", "2319954"
この時期の1週間を彼岸と呼びますが、これは「あの世」の意味を持つ仏教用語です。
It falls during the week of higan in Japan, which means "the next world for Buddhists.""A0000256", "2372917"
It seems probable that if, upon reaching the second stage, we could recall the impressions of the first, we should find these impressions eloquent in memories of the gulf beyond.〔【出典】日英対訳文・対応付けデータ(独立行政法人情報通信研究機構)〕"_PIT", "2379226"
Buddhists believe that on the day of the equinox, the sun rises from the exact east and sets in the exact west, and the spirits of the dead can cross the river which divides this world and the other world."A0000268", "2268544"
善悪の彼岸
【著作】Beyond Good and Evil〔独1886《著》フリードリッヒ・ニーチェ(Friedrich Nietzsche)〕
春分・秋分を中心とした前後各3日の「彼岸」に、人々はお墓参りをする。
During Equinoctial Week, which lasts for three days at spring and autumn equinox, people visit their ancestors' graves.〔【出典】『これがうまい』(ひらがなタイムズ編)◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"YA06-023", "2288015"
暑さ寒さも彼岸まで。
Summer heat or winter cold doesn't last after the equinox.
秋分の日は、日本で行われる1週間の仏教行事である彼岸の中日に当たります。
Fall Equinox falls in the middle of higan, a week-long Buddhist ceremony celebrated in Japan."MB003334", "2294995"
釈迦の生まれた日や彼岸やお盆に、クリスマスのようなノリは期待できない。
One can't expect the same excitement out to the day that Buddha was born, or Higan(the equinoctial week) and Obon(the Buddhist festival of the dead) that one can from Christmas.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 1992年12月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT074015", "2423202"