Wednesday, November 23, 2011

11月23日(jyuichi gatsu nijyusan nichi): November 23

It is a national holiday called kinro kansha no hi (勤労感謝の日), Labor Thanksgiving Day today.

It is shosetsu (小雪), one of nijyushisekki (二十四節季). Last one was ritto (立冬) on November 8 and the next one is taisetsu (大雪) on December 7. Shosetsu (小雪) literally means small snow and taisetu (大雪)literally means big snow.

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