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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
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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
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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
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Tagged balance, cats, cherry blossoms, Chinese, Chinese calendar, energy, equinox, pentads, rain, spring, swallows, thunderstorms, weather, work
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Spring Showers (Rain Water) yǔ shuǐ 雨水 Feb 19th
Rain Water or Yǔshuǐ, Usui, Usu, or Vũ thủy is the 2nd solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 330° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 345°. In the western calendar, it usually begins around 18 February … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese calendar, cleanse, congee, damp, liver, pentads, rain, solar terms, spring
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Caturday Thoughts – Major Cold dà hán 大寒Jan 20
Major cold or dàhán in Chinese, daikan in Japanese, 대한 (daehan) in Korean and đại hàn in Vietnamese is the 24th solar term. During Major Cold as the cold currents from the north move southward, the weather becomes continuously cold. Although modern meteorological observation … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese calendar, La Ba porridge, pentads, rice cake, sesame straw, snow, solar terms, soup, spring rolls, sticky rice, winter, winter sports
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