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The Obon festival consists of the arrival, celebration, and departure of
ancestors.
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What is the name for each day of the Obon Festival?
I think the usual schedule is:

Aug 13 -- [迎]{むか}え[盆]{ぼん} or [盆入]{ぼんい}り  
Aug 14, 15 -- [盆]{ぼん}の[中日]{なかび} or [盆中日]{ぼんなかび}  
Aug 16 -- [送]{おく}り[盆]{ぼん} or [盆明]{ぼんあ}け

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「迎え」 and 「送り」(masu-form of 迎える/送る) mean "to welcome" and "to send off" (the
spirits of the dead), respectively.  
「入り」 and 「明け」 mean "the first day/beginning" and "the last day/the end"
respectively.  
「中日」 means "middle day".
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