Reitô Matsuri 霊灯祭 ("Spirit Lantern Festival")
Religious event
20th Day of the Third Month
On the first day of spring (the 20th of the third month), the people of Yamato gather at night and tie lit paper lanterns to the mooring claws of wild moths that have been caught over the course of the month. Each light that is being carried off into the night represents the well wishes to souls that have departed this world during the previous year.
