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ontheborderland: When having four seasons and twelve months becomes a bore, the Japanese have fortunately divided the year into the much more interesting set of 24 sekki (節気): Risshun (立春): February 4—Beginning of spring Usui (雨水): February 19—Rain water Keichitsu (啓蟄): March 5—awakening of hibernated (insects) Shunbun (春分): March 20—Vernal equinox, middle of spring Seimei (清明): April 5—Clear and bright Kokuu (穀雨): April 20—Grain rain Rikka (立夏): May 5—Beginning of summer Shōman (小満): May 21—Grain full Bōshu (芒種): June 6—Grain in ear Geshi (夏至): June 21—Summer solstice, middle of summer Shōsho (小暑): July 7—Small heat Taisho (大暑): July 23—Large heat Risshū (立秋): August 7—Beginning of autumn Shosho (処暑): August 23—Limit of heat Hakuro (白露): September 7—White dew Shūbun (秋分): September 23—Autumnal equinox, middle of autumn Kanro (寒露): October 8—Cold dew Sōkō (霜降): October 23—Frost descent Rittō (立冬): November 7—Beginning of winter Shōsetsu (小雪): November 22—Small snow Taisetsu (大雪): December 7—Large snow Tōji (冬至): December 22—Winter solstice, middle of winter Shōkan (小寒): January 5 Small Cold—a.k.a. 寒の入り (Kan no iri) entrance of the cold Daikan (大寒): January 20—Major cold By these tokens, we find that there are only a mere 3 days of summer left.  An encouraging thought for those of us more autumnally aligned.

ontheborderland:

When having four seasons and twelve months becomes a bore, the Japanese have fortunately divided the year into the much more interesting set of 24 sekki (節気):

  • Risshun (立春): February 4—Beginning of spring
  • Usui (雨水): February 19—Rain water
  • Keichitsu (啓蟄): March 5—awakening of hibernated (insects)
  • Shunbun (春分): March 20—Vernal equinox, middle of spring
  • Seimei (清明): April 5—Clear and bright
  • Kokuu (穀雨): April 20—Grain rain
  • Rikka (立夏): May 5—Beginning of summer
  • Shōman (小満): May 21—Grain full
  • Bōshu (芒種): June 6—Grain in ear
  • Geshi (夏至): June 21—Summer solstice, middle of summer
  • Shōsho (小暑): July 7—Small heat
  • Taisho (大暑): July 23—Large heat
  • Risshū (立秋): August 7—Beginning of autumn
  • Shosho (処暑): August 23—Limit of heat
  • Hakuro (白露): September 7—White dew
  • Shūbun (秋分): September 23—Autumnal equinox, middle of autumn
  • Kanro (寒露): October 8—Cold dew
  • Sōkō (霜降): October 23—Frost descent
  • Rittō (立冬): November 7—Beginning of winter
  • Shōsetsu (小雪): November 22—Small snow
  • Taisetsu (大雪): December 7—Large snow
  • Tōji (冬至): December 22—Winter solstice, middle of winter
  • Shōkan (小寒): January 5 Small Cold—a.k.a. 寒の入り (Kan no iri) entrance of the cold
  • Daikan (大寒): January 20—Major cold

By these tokens, we find that there are only a mere 3 days of summer left.  An encouraging thought for those of us more autumnally aligned.


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