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The moon is associated with autumn in Japanese poetry. The association of kigo with a particular season may be obvious, though sometimes it is more subtle. In Japan, Pumpkins (kabocha) are a winter squash associated with the autumn harvest. It may be less obvious why the moon (tsuki) is an autumn kigo, since it is visible year round. In autumn ...
Samhain (/ ˈ s ɑː w ɪ n / SAH-win, / ˈ s aʊ ɪ n / SOW-in, Irish: [ˈsˠəunʲ], Scottish Gaelic: [ˈs̪ãũ.ɪɲ]) or Sauin (Manx: [ˈsoːɪnʲ]) is a Gaelic festival on 1 November marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter or the "darker half" of the year. [1]
The alternative word fall for the season traces its origins to old Germanic languages. The exact derivation is unclear, with the Old English fiæll or feallan and the Old Norse fall all being possible candidates. However, these words all have the meaning "to fall from a height" and are clearly derived either from a common root or from each other.
Fall is a hop, skip, and a jump (into a pile of crunchy leaves) away, which means it's almost time to pull out your favorite sweaters, flannels, and mugs to fill with endless pumpkin spice lattes ...
Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations in Victoria Park, Hong Kong. A harvest festival is an annual celebration which occurs around the time of the main harvest of a given region. Given regional differences in climates and crops, harvest festivals can be found at various times throughout the world.
Butternut Squash Casserole. This casserole is loaded with fall veggies: butternut squash, parsnips, and kale. Plus, it has smoky bacon and lots of melty gruyère cheese.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a major fall holiday celebrated in many Asian communities around the globe, much like Lunar New Year in winter. Most commonly associated with Chinese mooncakes — and ...
Milky Way (天の川 amanogawa, lit. "river of heaven") – most visible in Japan in autumn. It is also associated with Tanabata (七夕). moon (月 tsuki) – all autumn; Tsukimi (月見 lit. "moon-viewing") – mid-autumn (September) – the word "moon" by itself is assumed to be a full moon in autumn. Moon-viewing; typhoon (台風 taifū or ...