5/14/2012

FEBRUARY calendar

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. Kigo Calendar - the 12 Months .

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February - nigatsu 二月 





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. Memorial Day for Kawahigashi Hekigoto 河東碧梧桐 .
Kan-ake Ki 寒明忌 "Day when the cold ends"

. hatsu tsuitachi 初朔日 first "first day" .

. St. Bridgid's Day - Ireland .


.................... 02 .................................................................................

. Candlemass 聖燭祭 .
Presentation of Jesus at the Temple

. Groundhog Day .


.................... 03 .................................................................................

. Setsubun 節分 beginning of Spring .
throwing beans at demons 豆まき mamemaki

. Kasuga Shrine Lantern Festival 春日の万燈 .


.................... 04 .................................................................................

. risshun 立春 beginning of spring .
one of the 24 solar sections 二十四節気

. Gishi-Sai 義士祭 , gishi no hi 義士の日
Memorial Ceremony for the 47 Samurai .

- - - - - Ooishi Ki 大石忌 (おおいしき)
Memorial Day for Oishi Kuranosuke, their leader


. No Cellphone Day.


.................... 05 .................................................................................

. nijuuroku seijinsai 二十六聖人祭
celebration of the 26 saints .



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. Kumano Kamikura Shrine Torch Festival 御灯祭 .


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. National Foundation Day 建国記念日 .
kenkoku kinenbi


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. Valentine's Day バレンタインデー .


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. Serbia National Day .


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. Memorial Day for Ryokan 良寛忌 .



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. usui 雨水 rain water .
one of the 24 solar sections 二十四節気


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. Memorial Day for Naito Meisetsu 内藤鳴雪 .
"Old Plum Tree Day", Roobai Ki 老梅忌



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. Memorial Day for Courtesan Yugiri 夕霧忌 .
And allusions to the Tales of Genji 源氏物語

. ninja no hi 忍者の日 Day of the Ninja spies .

. George Washington Birthday - USA .



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. Goa Carnival - India .



.................... third Monday

. Family Day, Alberta Family Day - Canada .


. WKD : February - a Haiku Month .

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. WKD : World Days in February .

. Ceremonies, festivals, rituals - February .

. Memorial Days of Famous People - February .



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For the worldwide approach to kigo,
we must differentiate between the "Haiku Season" and the natural phenomenon and human activites occuring at a certain season at a certain place.

To complicate our endeavor, we also have to deal with the Asian Lunar Calendar and the 24 seasons (periods), which were applied in Japan before the introduction of the Western Calendar, when kigo were already used in Japanese poetry.

Study the details here, please:


. The Japanese Haiku Calendar.


. Seasons beginning .

. Seasons ending .


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