Saturday, February 19, 2011

2月19日(nitatsu jyuku nichi ): Feruary 19

Today is usui (雨水), one of nijyushisekki (二十四節季), 24 solar terms. The last one was taikan (大寒) on January 20 and the next one is keichitsu (啓蟄) on March 6.
Usui (雨水) literally means rain water. It is the term when icy snow melts and becomes rain water.

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