"the feast of lanterns"

The first half of this week, it is so called "the Bon", the feast of lanterns. Its sense is originally comes from Buddhism, and nowadays it means summer vacation term for many Japanese.

During the term, people get off the job, and go back to each original place with their families, or go abroad to enjoy their vacation.

Thus many factories and companies stop their service, and workers can be free from their tasks. On the other hand, many sightseeing spots and long way transportation are considerably crowded.

Actually, I did not have any holidays during the term to get in September. But thanks to other customers' holidays, I have not got tasks in this week, even if I am in office to get ready to cope with customers' orders.(^^;