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Definition of Lantern Festival noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Lantern Festival

noun

/ˈlæntən festɪvl/

/ˈlæntərn festɪvl/

[uncountable]

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(also Bon, O-Bon)
a Japanese Buddhist festival that takes place in July or August, when people show respect to the deadTopics Religion and festivalsc2

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