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Vernal Equinox chūn fēn 春分 Mar 21st
Monday was the vernal equinox. It was 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 the traditional … Continue reading
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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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Major Snow dà xuě 大雪 Dec 6th
On December 6th we move into the solar term of 大雪Dàxuě (Chinese), Taisetsu (Japanese) 대설 Daeseol Korean and Đại tuyết (Vietnamese). It is literally translated as major snow and is the 21st solar term. It snows heavily for the first time in the year, … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese calendar, congee, lamb, mutton, pentads, sausages, snow, solar terms, water, weather
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Autumnal Equinox qiū fēn 秋分 Sep 23rd
The Autumn Equinox is the 16th solar term of the year, starting on the 23rd of September. It marks the second half of autumn in the Chinese calendar. It is the start of sunlight moving to the south and the … Continue reading
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Tagged autumnal equinox, balance, Chinese calendar, crabs, eggs, energy, farmer's market, full moon, heat, osmanthus, pentads, qiucai, solar terms, sunrise, sunset
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Autumn Commences lì qiū 立秋 Aug 8
The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms (節氣). Lìqiū (Chinese and Japanese: 立秋; Korean: 입추(S)/립추(N); Vietnamese: Lập thu; literally: “start of autumn”) is the 13th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial … Continue reading
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Tagged bananas, cats, cicadas, dumpings, global warming, gourds, heat, mangoes, pentads, red beans, solar terms, weather
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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
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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
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Tagged congee, food, Health, lamb, mutton, oatmeal, pentads, porridge, sausages, snow, solar term, winter, wintersweet
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