It was cloudy but became very hot today.
Today is hangesho (半夏生), one of shichijyuniko (七十二候), 72 seasons. One season is a third of nijyushisekki (二十四節季), 24 solar terms. Hangesho literally means half summer live. There is a plant called Hangesho around this time and its leaves are half white and half green.
They say there is a custom in Kinki (近畿) area that they eat octopus on this day wishing the rice seeding will make roots like octopus. Therefore some supermarkets have special sales for octopus today.
Today is hangesho (半夏生), one of shichijyuniko (七十二候), 72 seasons. One season is a third of nijyushisekki (二十四節季), 24 solar terms. Hangesho literally means half summer live. There is a plant called Hangesho around this time and its leaves are half white and half green.
They say there is a custom in Kinki (近畿) area that they eat octopus on this day wishing the rice seeding will make roots like octopus. Therefore some supermarkets have special sales for octopus today.
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