memorial service for the dead; holding a service
祖父の供養のため、お寺に行きました。
I went to the temple to hold a memorial service for my grandfather.
毎年、家族で先祖の供養をしています。
Every year, our family holds memorial services for our ancestors.
お盆に故人を供養する習慣があります。
There is a custom of holding memorial services for the deceased during Obon.