Monday, August 23, 2010

八月二十三日(hachigatsu nijyusan nichi): August 23

Today is shosho (処暑), one of nijyushisekki (二十四節季), the 24 solar terms. The last one was risshu (立秋) on August 7 and the next one is hakuro (白露) on September 8.
Shosho is the time when the heat becomes weak and the coolness starts. However this year it has been extremely hot.
Today it exceeded more than 36 degrees centigrade which is moshobi (猛暑日), very hot day.
The heat of late summer which is called zansho (残暑) will be severe this year even in September.
Do you like hot summer or cold winter?
I like the moderate spring.

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