Nowadays Jizo-bon can mean a festival for children, after they pray for Jizo they were given some sweets or home made foods prepared for service for dead people in the area where children gathered around Jizo.
今日では地蔵盆は子供のための祭とも言え、地蔵に詣った子供達は地蔵の前に集まった席で供養の菓子や手料理などを振る舞われる場合が多い。