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    3. 前夜祭

    前夜祭

    前ぜん夜や祭さい

    event held the night before another event

    KMT9News #27+1Ref L1NounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab28 strokes

    ぜんやさい

    Noun

    1.
    event held the night before another event, eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)

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    お祭まつりの前ぜん夜や祭さいに行いきました。

    I went to the eve festival.

    KMT4Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    地ち域いきのお祭まつりでは、本ほん祭さいの前まえに必かならず前ぜん夜や祭さいが行おこなわれ、地じ元もとの人ひと々びとで賑にぎわいます。

    At local festivals, an eve festival is always held before the main festival, bustling with local people.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    明あ日すの花はな火び大たい会かいに先さき立だち、今こん夜やは盛せい大だいな前ぜん夜や祭さいが開かい催さいされます。

    Prior to tomorrow's fireworks display, a grand eve festival will be held tonight.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    大だい学がく祭さいの前ぜん夜や祭さいでは、バンド演えん奏そうや屋や台たいが出でて、学がく生せいたちが大おおいに盛もり上あがりました。

    At the eve festival of the university festival, there were band performances and food stalls, and the students had a great time.

    KMT9EducationCulture & TraditionsMusic & Entertainment
    オリンピックの開かい会かい式しきを控ひかえた前ぜん夜や祭さいでは、各かっ国こくの選せん手しゅ団だんが交こう流りゅうを深ふかめました。

    At the eve festival preceding the Olympic opening ceremony, delegations from various countries deepened their exchanges.

    KMT10Sports & Martial ArtsCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    前
    まえ・-まえ…(4)
    in front・before
    夜
    よ・よる…(1)
    night・evening
    祭
    まつ.る・まつ.り・まつり…(1)
    ritual・offer prayers・celebrate・deify・enshrine…(1)
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