[00:00.00]A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan. #
日本每年过一次“亡灵节”。#
[00:05.82]This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living. #
这个节日是个欢乐的日子，因为在这一天，据说死去的人要回到他们的家里来，活着的人则对他们表示欢迎。#
[00:16.44]As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them. #
因为预料到他们在经过长途旅行之后会感到饥饿，所以为他们摆放好了食品。#
[00:23.94]Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way. #
特制的灯笼挂在各家的门外，为的是帮助亡灵看清道路。#
[00:30.90]All night long, people dance and sing. #
整个夜晚人们载歌载舞。#
[00:35.71]In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea #
一大早，人们便把为死者摆放的食品扔进河中或海里，#
[00:44.00]as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it. #
因为人们认为活着的人吃了这些东西是不吉利的。#
[00:48.82]In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before, #
在靠海的城镇中，头天夜里挂在大街小巷的小灯笼#
[00:57.19]are placed into the water when the festival is over. #
在节后就放在了水里。#
[01:01.52]Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world. #
成千上万只灯笼慢慢漂向大海，指引着亡灵返回另一个世界。#
[01:11.05]This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.#
这是一个感人的场面，人们成群地伫立在海岸上，注视着灯笼远去，直到再也看不见为止。
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