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Caturday Thoughts: Grain Rain gǔ yǔ 谷雨 Apr 20th
The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms. Gǔyǔ, Kokuu, Gogu, or Cốc vũ is the 6th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 30° and ends when it reaches the … Continue reading
Posted in Cats, Gardens, Joys of Life, Natural World, Seasons, Weather
Tagged allergies, cats, Chinese calendar, crabgrass, Dolly, Go Pro, lawns, Mi Sun, pentads, peonies, rice, rice paddies, Simba, solar terms, traslation, UPS, weather
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Vernal Equinox chūn fēn 春分 Mar 20th
Tomorrow is the vernal equinox. It was forecast to be a very warm sunny day here and without much wind, which has been unusual lately. Everyone seemed very happy to celebrate the first day of spring, including yours truly. In … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cats, Joys of Life, Natural World, Seasons, Weather
Tagged balance, book, cats, cherry blossoms, Chinese, Chinese calendar, energy, equinox, pentads, rain, spring, swallows, The Book of Time, thunderstorms, weather, work
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Rain Water yǔ shuǐ 雨水 Feb 19th
On February 19th we moved into the period called Rain Water or Spring Rains. According to the Chinese agricultural calendar there is an increase of rainfall from then on. We have had as much if not more rain than snow … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Health, Herbs, Life's Conundrums, Natural World, Seasons, Weather
Tagged Chinese calendar, clouds, humidity, pentads, porridge, rain, rehmannia, solar terms, soups, weather
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Major Snow dà xuě 大雪 Dec 07
On December 7th we move into the 21st solar term of 大雪 Dàxuě , or Taisetsu in Japanese, 대설 Daeseol in Korean and Đại tuyết in Vietnamese. It is literally translated as major or great snow. It snows heavily for the first time in … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Health, Joys of Life, Natural World, Seasons, Weather
Tagged congee, food, Health, lamb, mutton, oatmeal, pentads, porridge, sausages, snow, solar term, winter, wintersweet
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Cold Dew hán lù 寒露 Oct 08
On October 8th we passed into the 17th solar term Cold Dew (節氣). It is Hánlù in Chinese, Kanro in japanese, Hallo (한로) in Korean and in Vietnamese Hàn lộ. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 195° and ends at the longitude … Continue reading
Posted in Natural World, Seasons, Weather
Tagged chrysanthemums, condensation, dew, hawthorne, pentads, pomegranate, tea seed oil
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Caturday Thoughts – Vernal Equinox chūn fēn 春分 Mar 20th
Both the western calendar and the tradition Chinese calendar mark the vernal equinox. In the west it is considered the first day of spring. In the Chinese calendar spring began weeks ago. Chūnfēn (Chinese), Shunbun (Japanese), Chunbun (Korean), or Xuân phân (Vietnamese) is the … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrations, Food, Joys of Life, Natural World, Seasons, Weather
Tagged balance, cats, cherry blossoms, Chinese, Chinese calendar, energy, equinox, pentads, rain, spring, swallows, thunderstorms, weather, work
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