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Bon, an annual Buddhist event, is from July (or August on the lunar calendar) 13th to the 16th.
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Vocabulary list

bon
noun
  1. tray
  2. family; household
  3. O-Bon; Bon Festival; Lantern Festival; Festival of the Dead
  4. gambler's den
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
bukkyou
noun
  1. Buddhism
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
nenjuugyouji
noun
  1. annual function; annual event
nenjuu
noun
  1. whole year; all year round; throughout the year
adverb
  1. always; all the time; perpetually
noun
  1. during an era
  2. middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
gyouji
noun
  1. event; function
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
juusannichi
  1. thirteenth day of the month; 13th day of the month
  2. thirteen days; 13 days
nichi
noun
  1. Sunday
suffix
  1. day (of the month) (also んち or ち)
suffix, counter
  1. counter for days (also んち or ち)
noun, noun, used as a suffix, noun, used as a prefix
  1. Japan
kara
particle
  1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
  2. from (originator); by
  3. because; since (follows verbs, adjectives)
  4. out of (constituent, part)
  5. through (e.g. window, vestibule)
  6. after; since (following the te-form of a verb)
  7. expresses sympathy or warning
juurokunichi
  1. sixteenth day of the month; 16th day of the month
  2. sixteen days; 16 days
nichi
noun
  1. Sunday
suffix
  1. day (of the month) (also んち or ち)
suffix, counter
  1. counter for days (also んち or ち)
noun, noun, used as a suffix, noun, used as a prefix
  1. Japan
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
okonau

Passive Polite Present Indicative Form

okonawaremasu
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
okonawareru

Polite Present Indicative Form

okonawaremasu
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be done; to be practiced; to be practised; to take place; to be held; to be prevalent; to be in fashion; to be in vogue; to be current; to come into use

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