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Ēostre, West Germanic spring goddess; she is the namesake of the festival of Easter in some languages. Brigid, celtic Goddess of Fire, the Home, poetry and the end of winter. Her festival, Imbolc, is on 1st or 2nd of February which marks "the return of the light". Persephone, Greek Goddess of Spring. Her festival or the day she returns to her ...
This is a list of kigo, which are words or phrases that are associated with a particular season in Japanese poetry.They provide an economy of expression that is especially valuable in the very short haiku, as well as the longer linked-verse forms renku and renga, to indicate the season referenced in the poem or stanza.
According to the Online Etymological Dictionary, "spring" in the sense of the season comes from phrases such as "springing time" (14th century) and "the spring of the year". This use is from an archaic noun meaning "act or time of springing or appearing; the first appearance; the beginning, birth, rise, or origin".
Whether the spring equinox finds you getting this year's garden underway, washing windows or simply basking in the warm weather, you may be in search of a spring quote or two to seize the moment.
Within season categories, kigo can denote early, middle, or late parts of a season, which are defined approximately as the first, second, or third month of the season. [11] In linked haiku forms like renku, subsequent linked haiku must move forward in season temporally. There are other rules governing season words in renku, including the ...
Butterfly Symbolism. The butterfly isn't just an elegant emblem in Ree's world. In Greek mythology, psyche (which means "soul" or "butterfly") is often depicted with butterfly wings.
In ancient astrology, triplicities were more of a seasonal nature, so a season was given the qualities of an element, which means the signs associated with that season would be allocated to that element. The seasonal elements of ancient astrology are as follows: Spring (wet becoming hot) – Air – Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Who doesn’t love spring? The season brings blossoming flowers, warmer weather and the chance to put away our parkas until December. It's also a chance to try something new and refresh things ...