片貝まつり花火大会　世界最大級の4尺玉花火　新潟の夜彩る【知っておきたい！】(2023年9月11日)

Katagai Fireworks Festival One of the largest 4-barreled fireworks displays in the world Colorful night in Niigata [Want to know] (2023/09/11)

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直径およそ800メートルの“大輪の花”。　
A “big flower” is about 800 meters in diameter.
圧巻の4尺玉花火が打ち上がったのは、およそ400年の伝統を誇る片貝まつりの花火大会です。　
Impressive large quadruple fireworks were launched at the Katakai Festival, a fireworks display with a 400-year tradition.
花火は地元神社への奉納として打ち上げられ、結婚・出産など人生節目のお祝いや、健康祈願、亡くなった家族の慰霊など様々な思いが込められました。　
Fireworks are launched as a dedication to local shrines to celebrate important life milestones such as marriage and birth, pray for good health and comfort for deceased family members.
昨日、おとといの2日間で打ち上がった花火は1万5000発。
15,000 fireworks were set off in two days from yesterday and yesterday.
目玉の4尺玉が夜空を彩ると、この日一番の歓声が上がりました。
When the centerpiece, a four-barreled fireworks display, lit up the night sky, the audience gave its loudest cheer of the day.

直径およそ800メートルの“大輪の花”。　

直径

Diameter

花

Flower, blossom, bloom, petal; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; japanese playing cards; (the) best

大輪

large-flowered
圧巻の4尺玉花火が打ち上がったのは、およそ400年の伝統を誇る片貝まつりの花火大会です。　

大会

Convention, tournament, mass meeting, rally

玉

Precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded, product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha; king

伝統

Tradition, convention

花火

Fireworks

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

誇る

To boast of, to be proud of

尺

Shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule, measure, scale; length

圧巻

highlight, best part, masterpiece
花火は地元神社への奉納として打ち上げられ、結婚・出産など人生節目のお祝いや、健康祈願、亡くなった家族の慰霊など様々な思いが込められました。　

お祝い

Congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival, congratulatory gift

神社

Shinto shrine

健康

Health, sound, wholesome

様々

Varied, various

人生

(human) life (i.e. conception to death)

花火

Fireworks

地元

Home area, home town; local

家族

Family, members of a family

結婚

Marriage

思い

Thought; imagination, mind, heart; desire, wish, hope, expectation; love, affection; feelings, emotion, sentiment, experience

出産

Childbirth, (giving) birth, delivery, parturition, confinement; production (of goods)

として

As (i.e. in the role of), for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that..., trying to..

打ち上げ

Launching, launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show), cast party, party to celebrate successful completion of a project

祈願

Prayer, supplication

節目

Turning point, critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)

慰霊

Comfort the spirit (of the dead)

奉納

dedication, offering, presentation, oblation
昨日、おとといの2日間で打ち上がった花火は1万5000発。

花火

Fireworks

昨日

Yesterday

万

Many, all

日間

Time, days; daily interest rate

発

Departure, departing (from ...), departing (at time ...); sending, sent (by ...), sent (at ...); engine; green dragon tile; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc., counter for bullets, bombs, etc., counter for blows (punches)
目玉の4尺玉が夜空を彩ると、この日一番の歓声が上がりました。

日

Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event

玉

Precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded, product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha; king

上がり

Rise, increase, ascent; income, proceeds, return, profit, crop yield; freshly-drawn green tea (esp. in sushi shops); completion, stop, finish; end result (e.g. of crafts like painting, pottery, etc.), how something comes out; after (rain, illness, etc.); ex- (e.g. ex-bureaucrat)

歓声

Cheer, shout of joy

一

One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

彩る

To colour, to color, to paint, to make up

夜空

Night sky

番

Number (in a series); (one''s) turn; watch, guard, lookout; bout, match

尺

Shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule, measure, scale; length

目玉

eyeball; special feature, centerpiece, showpiece, drawcard; special program, loss leader; sunny-side-up fried eggs