第18番【霜降】(そうこう)

No. 18 [Marbling]

Twenty-Four Seasons No. 18 [Marbling]



The season is late autumn.

Autumn is deepening and we can see frost in the morning.
The mornings and evenings are getting colder, and you can feel that the days are getting shorter.
The first frost also occurs around this time, and the mountains gradually become colored with autumn leaves.

The next season marks the beginning of winter (Ritto).



The 72 signs of [Cold Dew] are expressed as follows.


First onset of frost

This is the time when frost first appears on plants and the ground in mountain villages.

Next candidate <Kosame Tokiko Furu>

The kosame of this season is not a drizzling rain like autumn rain, but a rain that falls quickly and then stops. It is called "Shigure". In autumn, the season deepens, so much so that it is said that the temperature drops by 1 degree each time it rains.

 

Descendant <Momijitsu Takibamu>

``When the maple and ivy leaves turn yellow.

As autumn deepens, plants in the highlands and northern countries gradually change color.
The autumn leaves season in the flatlands will be a little later.


Autumn leaves show off a variety of reds and yellows. ``Momiji'' was originally called ``momizu,'' and it is said that the origin of the word ``momiji'' comes from the fact that it was dyed in a way that the color was rubbed out. The rich colors of each leaf seem to represent the depth of Japan's nature.

When it's sunny in autumn, you want to go outside and enjoy the beautiful autumn in Japan to your heart's content.

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