Dictionary / Vocabulary / 言い伝え
いいつたえ
tradition; legend
Also written 言伝え
花祭りは、お釈迦さまが生まれたときに天から色とりどりの花や甘露が降り注いだという言い伝えに因んでいます。
The birthday festival is based on a legend that colorful flowers and honeydew fell from the sky when Buddha was born.