Setsubun is usually held on the 3rd of February every year. But Setsubun in 2021 falls on the 2nd of February?! No wonder everybody is confused because it ...
人日の節句 (Jinjitsu-no Sekku) January 7 (Thu) in 2021 Jinjitsu (人日), literally "Human Day", is one of the five seasonal festivals (五節句 / gosekku...
New Year’s events and custums are still passed on; there are deep meanings connected with these events and customs. Japanese Decoration for New Year (Okaza...
When Is Higan? Autumn Equinoctial Week is from September 19 (Sat) to September 25 (Fri), 2020. Higan is the period of three days ...
Hassaku (八朔) September 17 (2020) Rice Ripening Season “Hassaku” means “1st of August” (in the old lunar calendar). This day ...
“Doyo (土用)” is the period of 18 days before the first day of spring according to the traditional lunisolar calendar (approx. Feb. 4), the first day of su...
Origami is one famous aspect of Japanese culture, but do you know Japan has “furoshiki” as well? Furoshiki is a piece of square-shaped cloth made of silk,...
The 3rd of March is the Girls' Festival. People decorate their house with Hina dolls and invoke their daughters' good health and growth. But, original...
Usui (雨水) February 19 (Wed) Usui (雨水)" is the 2nd of 24 solar terms (節氣) in the traditional East Asian calendars. "Usui” means “the season the s...
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