An offering presented to deities or ancestors, often food or other items placed at shrines, altars, or during festivals and memorial services.
お盆には仏壇に果物や花などの供え物を置く習慣がある。
During Obon there is a custom of placing offerings like fruit and flowers on the Buddhist altar.
神社に手を合わせ、供え物と一緒にお祈りをした。
I put my hands together at the shrine and prayed along with the offering.
祭りの準備で、地域の人たちが供え物を整えていた。
During festival preparations, local people were arranging the offerings.