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This is a list of kigo, which are words or phrases that are associated with a particular season in Japanese poetry.They provide an economy of expression that is especially valuable in the very short haiku, as well as the longer linked-verse forms renku and renga, to indicate the season referenced in the poem or stanza.
The traditional Japanese seasons are: Spring: 4 February–5 May; Summer: 6 May–7 August; Autumn: 8 August–6 November; Winter: 7 November–3 February; Within season categories, kigo can denote early, middle, or late parts of a season, which are defined approximately as the first, second, or third month of the season. [11]
Tanabata (Japanese: たなばた or 七夕, meaning "Evening of the Seventh"), also known as the Star Festival (星祭り, Hoshimatsuri), is a Japanese festival originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival. [1] [a] [b] It celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair respectively).
Catherine Delahaye/Getty Images. 6. Pascal. This masculine name of Latin origin means “relating to Easter” and has ties to the Aramaic word for Passover as well.
- Eternal Summer, aired in 2014. A third season of the anime series titled, Free! - Dive to the Future, aired in 2018. Hiroko Utsumi directed the first two seasons, while season three was directed by Eisaku Kawanami. Prior to season three, several films depict events preceding, including and following the events of seasons one and two. The ...
Needless to say, summer is the sunniest and warmest time of year, so a baby born during this season is sure to bring a lot of light into your life. (In more ways than one, so brace yourself for ...
The Japanese common name for Lycoris radiata, higanbana (ヒガンバナ, 彼岸花), [17] literally means "flower of higan (Buddhist holiday around the autumnal equinox.)" [17] Another popular Japanese name is manjushage (曼珠沙華) [17] (or manjushake, [18]) taken from the name of a mythical flower described in Chinese translation of the ...
The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. [1] Chǔshǔ, Shosho, Cheoseo, or Xử thử (traditional Chinese: 處暑; simplified Chinese: 处暑; pinyin: chǔshǔ; Japanese: 処暑; rōmaji: shosho; Korean: 처서; romaja: cheoseo; Vietnamese: xử thử; lit. 'limit of heat') is the 14th solar term that signifies the end of the hot summer season. [2]